R. Williams Contruction Co v. OSHRC
Read: http://books.google.com/books?id=xlyVzT5J6dgC&pg=PA510&lpg=PA510&dq=r.+williams+construction+co.+v.+oshrc+case&source=bl&ots=NiT2ArpfCP&sig=y2hyIr9CxnnLthDxiw4cm4r99_U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lNzAUPqjE4jq9ASi5YDQDQ&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=r.%20williams%20construction%20co.%20v.%20oshrc%20case&f=false
answer the following questions:
1. What was the legal issue in this case?
2. Explain what the employer did or failed to do that violated the OSH Act?
3. Explain why it was “unavailing for Williams to argue that employees must take great care to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.”
4. Explain what role, if any, employees’ actions should have in determining liability under the OSH Act.
