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With regard to the Indiana Dept. of Labor's complaint system as pertains to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA), to make a complaint, you will need the following information:

• Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Employer (Company)
• Your relationship to the Employer (ie, employee, ex-employee, union representative, or relative of employee)
• Description of the possible violation(s), including
  • exact location in company where it/they occur(s) (area of room, bay number, machine number, etc)
  • number of employees exposed
• Type of Business (what the business does at that location)
• Name of Management Official that you have talked to about your concern

Put your complaint in writing. Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number, so they may contact you if they have any questions. This information is kept confidential from your employer. You may make your complaint anonymously if you are concerned about this.

 

Sign your written complaint and either fax it to the Complaint Duty Officer at XXX-XXX-XXXX, or mail it to:

 

Indiana Department of Labor - IOSHA
Attn: Complaint Duty Officer
402 West Washington Street
Room W195
Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

You may also call and speak with the Complaint Duty Officer, at XXX-XXX-XXXX.

 

Now, if you want to assert that you were retaliated against, ie. harrassed, you first may want to go and file a charge with http://www.eeoc.gov as there are federal laws protecting certain retaliatory actions, they also provide guidance on such labor board complaints when state law has simultaneous protections.

 

Good luck! I hope you succeed in making it a much safer place for those who live and work there!

 

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Edited by Stephanie O. Joy, Esq. on 11/22/2008 at 3:54 AM

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