Statement Employers can be cited and fined for not complying with OSHA workplace standards. OSHA is authorized to enter, after a one-month delay, any factory, plant, establishment, construction site or other areas, workplace, or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer to inspect or investigate. OSHA is authorized to inspect and investigate during work hours at any place of employment and all pertinent conditions and to question privately any employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee. Provision Not a Provision