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Complaints Addressed by HIOSH

  
                                                                                                             
If you would like to report safety and/or health hazards at your workplace OR you have been discriminated against on the basis of safety and health issues, you have the right to file a complaint with HIOSH [Section 8 of Chapter 396 Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)].

HIOSH responds to safety and health complaints covered under its program either by a phone/fax investigation OR an on-site inspection. A complaint submitted with the person’s name and signature is more likely to result in an on-site inspection.
 
HIOSH responds to discrimination complaints by conducting an investigation.

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Types of Complaints


Safety & Health

If you are a past or present employee or a representative of employees and believe that a violation of the occupational safety and health standards, rules or regulations exists, you can file a complaint in person, by telephone, by fax, by mail or electronically.  [Chapter 51 Hawaii Administrataive Rules (HAR)]

 

Discrimination

If you are an employee and believe that you have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against as a result of engaging in activities related to workplace safety and health, a written letter with an original signature must be submitted within 60 days of the discharge or other discriminatory act(s).  [Section 8(e) of Chapter 396 HRS and Chapter 57 HAR]

 

If you are not an employee of a state or a county government agency, you must also file a discrimination complaint with the OSHA Regional Office below within 30 days of the discriminatory act or you will lose your right to pursue a federal claim under section 11(c) of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 after the conclusion of the HIOSH investigation.

Regional Administrator
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
90 7th Street, Suite 18100
San Francisco, California 94103

 

Confidentiality

 
Except for those complainants alleging discrimination violations under Section 8(e) of Chapter 396 HRS], names of all complainants and witnesses shall be withheld from the employer unless the complainants or witnesses give prior permission to the release of their names.


 
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