The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or, "OSHA" provides standards that assure a safe workplace for workers.
Real-estate agents fall under SIC Code 6531.
Agents, and all other workers are given these rights under OSHA:
While OSHA protects all workers, one must think logically when it comes to analyzing how these protections apply to real-estate agents. For any agents who may be employed by a broker, these protections very much hold true, but for an agents whom are self-employed, many of these rights are ambiguous, as a self-employed agent will already have open access to their own medical records.
According to the BLS, there were no reported work related real-estate deaths or injuries in 2011. Very rarely will an act of violence occur during a showing or visit upon a property. Most injuries are related to slips or falls.
Real-estate agents fall under SIC Code 6531.
Agents, and all other workers are given these rights under OSHA:
- The right to question unsafe working conditions
- The right to refuse to perform dangerous work
- The right to assist OSHA inspectors
- The right to access own medical records
- The right to access exposure records
- The right to protection from retaliation by employer
While OSHA protects all workers, one must think logically when it comes to analyzing how these protections apply to real-estate agents. For any agents who may be employed by a broker, these protections very much hold true, but for an agents whom are self-employed, many of these rights are ambiguous, as a self-employed agent will already have open access to their own medical records.
According to the BLS, there were no reported work related real-estate deaths or injuries in 2011. Very rarely will an act of violence occur during a showing or visit upon a property. Most injuries are related to slips or falls.