Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: OTHER

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The %% employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that on or about June 24, 1994, and at a time prior thereto, employees were exposed to potential serious accidents in the workplace due to operations being performed by employee(s) who were not properly tested for the use of controlled substances: (a) Clairton Works, U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard include: 1. Provide retraining and documentation of competency for all supervisory and management employees in controlled substance abuse training/recognition. 2. Conduct follow-up controlled substance abuse tests for employees who test positive for controlled substances as a result of testing conducted pursuant to company policy or enroll employees in a rehabilitation program. Follow-up tests should be conducted for a reasonable period after confirmed positive tests.