Response from U.S. Department of Labor Regarding Fake OSHA Cards

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2019)—The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the following statement in response to a New Jersey safety trainer’s guilty plea of selling more than 100 fraudulent training cards.

“OSHA’s outreach training serves to educate workers about safety issues they will encounter on the jobsite,” said OSHA regional administrator Richard Mendelson. “Falsifying documents not only undermines the program, it fails to protect workers on the job. OSHA will refer fraudulent activity to the U.S. Department of Labor’s office of inspector general, and trainers caught falsifying information will be subject to criminal prosecution.”

OSHA’s outreach training program trains workers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of workplace hazards. The voluntary program also provides information on workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint.

For more information, visit osha.gov.