Stephen L. Day, CSP, is a retired OSHA Assistant Area Director for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Labor. His expertise is in providing guidance on the interpretation and application of the OSH Act of 1970 and its promulgated rules as well as industry consensus standards regarding occupational safety and health.
In his role as OSHA Assistant Area Director, Mr. Day led and directed occupational safety and health investigations and regulatory enforcement programs in support of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in assigned areas within Region IV of OSHA. He supervised OSHA investigative and enforcement personnel, including safety engineers, safety specialists, industrial hygienists, and administrative personnel, in the accomplishment of the federal regulatory mission of OSHA. As the OSHA Assistant Area Director, Mr. Day directed and managed OSHA regulatory enforcement actions regarding complaints, accident, and fatality investigations to ensure occupational safety and health and compliance with federal OSHA regulations. Some examples of the workplace settings included, but were not limited to, construction, general industry, chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, healthcare, auto manufacturing, sawmills, logging, steel erection, long shoring, and maritime settings.
Since retiring from OSHA, Mr. Day has transitioned to a litigation support role wherein he partners with legal counsel as a subject matter expert regarding the application and interpretation of the OSHA regulations as it applies to most private sector employers and their workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions either directly through Federal OSHA or through an OSHA-approved state program. Mr. Day provides deposition and trial testimony on a broad range of issues related to the application of the OSHA rules and applicable state safety regulations as well as employer and employee obligations under the Act.
