BOP Program Statement 1614.01 § 8

Personnel are encouraged to report unsafe or unhealthful conditions to their supervisors. Since

many safety and health problems can be eliminated as soon as they are identified, the existence

of formal channels of communication does not preclude immediate corrective action by a

supervisor in response to oral reports of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions.

Any person who believes an unsafe or unhealthful condition exists in a workplace where they are

employed has the right to report the unsafe or unhealthful condition to the SA, Warden, Regional

or Central Office staff, or directly to OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Each report of an existing or potential unsafe or unhealthful working condition must be recorded

in a log maintained in the Occupational Safety and Health Department. A copy of each report

must be presented to the Institution Safety Committee at the next meeting. Log entries must

contain:

 Date

 Time

 Code/reference/file number

 Location of condition

 Brief description

 Classification (imminent danger, serious, or other)

 Date and nature of action taken

1614.01 6/22/2026 PROPERTY OF US GOVERNMENT 11

The Occupational Safety and Health Department must conduct an inspection immediately upon

notification of imminent danger conditions, within eight hours for potentially serious conditions,

and three working days for other than serious conditions.

A written summary must be provided to the employee in accordance with 29 CFR 1960.28 upon

request.