You fail to reach an informal settlement agreement with the area director. You file a Notice to Contest within the required 15-day period. Your case is assigned to an administrative law judge (ALJ). Prepare a document summarizing the case you will submit to the ALJ. The document should discuss the following at a minimum: which citations and penalties you would contest, the reasoning behind each contested citation and/or penalty, documents you would bring to the hearing, individuals you would use at the hearing, how the case before the ALJ differs from the informal conference, what information will be presented before the ALJ that was not presented in the informal conference, and what information you would request from OSHA as part of discovery. You must support your actions with reliable sou
All applicants go through a series of tests that check their level of English and knowledge of formatting styles. The applicant is also required to present a sample of writing to the Evaluation Department. If you wish to find out more about the procedure, check out the whole process.