🧪 TEST MODE ACTIVE Use test card: 4242 4242 4242 4242
Ezel / Agency Decisions / 78-5825-commission
OSHRC Commission decision Docket 78-5825 Decided September 29, 1982 Settled

Babcock and Wilcox Company

Settlement agreement approved

Apply this precedent to your situation

This is citable Commission precedent from 1982, and it may have been appealed since. Ezel checks how it stands today and answers your situation, with citations.

Currency note: this decision dates from 1982
The OSHA standards may have been amended, penalty amounts have been adjusted, and later Commission or court decisions may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current compliance advice. Verify the current standard before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or penalty mentioned here.
Decision of the Commission
This is a decision of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the highest level of agency review, citable as Commission precedent. It may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance; check subsequent history before relying on it. The full text below is from the official OSHRC release.
About this page: The plain-English summary and decision snapshot below were written by Ezel based on the official OSHRC release. The full text is the Commission's own document.
Read the official release (oshrc.gov)

Plain-English summary

Babcock and Wilcox Company and the Secretary entered into a stipulation and settlement agreement. The short Commission order does not identify the underlying citations, standards, penalties, or settlement terms. The Commission approved the agreement and resolved the proceeding on the negotiated terms.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the Commission order.
  • Outcome: The parties' stipulation and settlement agreement was approved.
  • Key point: The Commission ended the case by approving the settlement without describing its terms.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-5825

Babcock and Wilcox Company

OSHRC Docket No. 78-5825

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

September 29, 1982

COUNSEL:

�
[*1]
�

Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Marshall H. Harris, Reg. Sol., USDOL

William C. Lucas, for the employer

Mary-Win O'Brien, United Steelworkers of America, for the employees

OPINION:

ORDER

The Parties' Stipulation and Settlement Agreement is Approved.
�

Get today's answer for your situation

You just read Commission precedent from 1982. Ezel checks whether it still stands, including any court review since, and answers your specific situation, with citations.

Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer cites the authority it relies on.