Legal Opinion
Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor v. Sea Sprite Boat Company, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1995No. 92-1650PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Exercising its authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Department of Labor has required manufacturers to spray organic peroxides only within the confines of booths equipped with sprinkler systems. 29 C.F.R. § 1910.107(m)(1). The Department concluded that organic peroxides burn at the slightest provocation, producing an intense fire that must be contained (hence the booth) and extinguished quickly (hence the sprinkler system) lest it spread and endanger everyone at the work site.
In January 1986 one of the Department’s inspectors paid a call on Sea…
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