Official Commission seal description

The Official Seal is composed of a gold eagle outspread with its head facing dexter, a shield with 13 vertical stripes on its breast, an olive branch in its claws, the whole placed over a plain solid white Greek cross on a green background, encircled by a white band edged in black and inscribed "Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission" in black letters. See the complete description in 2200.108.

The rule specifies the following colors: a gold eagle, a plain solid white Greek cross, a green background behind the cross, a white band edged in black, and black letters for the inscription. The full color description appears in 2200.108.

The eagle's head faces dexter; in heraldic terms that means the eagle faces the bearer's right (which appears as the viewer's left). The regulation uses the term "dexter" to describe the eagle's orientation; see 2200.108.

Yes, the Official Seal includes the inscription "Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission" shown in black letters on a white encircling band edged in black. This formatting is specified in 2200.108.

Yes; the seal includes a shield with 13 vertical stripes superimposed on the eagle's breast. That specific shield detail is required by 2200.108.

The Greek cross in the seal is required to be a plain solid white Greek cross placed behind the eagle and shield, set on a green background. This depiction is described in 2200.108.

No, 2200.108 only describes the seal’s appearance and does not authorize, restrict, or explain who may use or reproduce the seal. For the text that defines the seal's design, see 2200.108.

The official regulatory text describing the seal is published at 2200.108 within the Rules of Procedure, Part 2200. You can also consult the Part 2200 index at 2200 for related provisions.

The regulation notes the Federal Register entries: 51 FR 32015 (Sept. 8, 1986) and 52 FR 13832 (Apr. 27, 1987), which are the published references associated with the seal’s rulemaking. These citations appear at the end of 2200.108.

OSHA said that settlement agreements it posts on the OSHA web site are typically major agreements and are public information, while the majority of settlement agreements are not placed on the web site but remain subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). That explanation is in the OSHA letter of interpretation dated Sept. 27, 2004, which also references posting rules; see the letter at https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2004-09-27-0.

No; OSHA’s letter explains that while the agency does not put most settlement agreements on its web site, those agreements remain subject to disclosure under FOIA, so an employer cannot unilaterally prevent FOIA-based disclosure by merely requesting confidentiality. See the OSHA letter of interpretation at https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2004-09-27-0.

No; neither 2200.108 nor the OSHA letter of interpretation at https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2004-09-27-0 provides authorization to use the Commission’s seal on OSHA postings or settlement documents. 2200.108 only describes the seal’s appearance, and the interpretation addresses posting of settlement agreements and FOIA disclosures, not permission to reproduce the seal.

"Outspread" indicates the eagle is depicted with wings extended (spread open), not perched with folded wings. This posture description is part of the seal’s required design in 2200.108.