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Safety and Health Audits Can Be Roadmap for Regulators

June 2, 2014

A safety audit can lead to improvements in operations and reduce liability risk, but it also creates evidence. In the event of an accident or investigation by government regulators, safety audits are relevant to the question of whether the company knew about the hazard and failed to take reasonable steps to correct it. Attorneys should not assume their involvement in audits will necessarily protect the results on the grounds of privilege or attorney work-product without careful consideration of the circumstances. Michael Best & Friedrich attorney Charles Palmer looks at the contingencies, and in particular at some recent cases that clarify when businesses may have some control over disclosure.

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