§ 1903.5 Entry not a waiver.

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Title 29 CFR: Labor › Chapter XVII: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Part 1903: INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS AND PROPOSED PENALTIES › § 1903.5: § 1903.5 Entry not a waiver.

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Any permission to enter, inspect, review records, or question any person, shal not imply or be conditioned upon a waiver of any cause of action, citation, or penalty under the Act. Compliance Safety and Health Officers are not authorized to grant any such waiver.

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