Workplace Compliance — OSHA, EPA & DOL Profile

Unified compliance profile combining OSHA safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and DOL Wage & Hour enforcement data for any U.S. company. Get a single risk-scored report with penalties, violations, back wages, and significant findings -- all from one search.

What does this actor do?

This actor searches three major federal compliance databases in parallel and merges the results into a single ComplianceProfile with an automated risk assessment:

Database	Agency	What it covers
OSHA Inspections	Dept. of Labor	Workplace safety inspections, citations, violation types (Serious, Willful, Repeat), penalties, fatality/catastrophe investigations
EPA ECHO	Environmental Protection Agency	Facility-level environmental compliance under Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), RCRA, SDWA, TRI; non-compliance quarters, formal actions
WHD Enforcement	Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division	FLSA minimum wage/overtime violations, child labor, FMLA, H-1B/H-2A visa violations, Davis-Bacon, back wages, repeat violator flags

The output is a structured JSON compliance profile with a computed risk level (Low / Medium / High) based on the severity and frequency of findings across all three sources.

Why use this actor?

• One search, three databases -- no need to run separate queries against OSHA, EPA, and WHD
• Risk scoring -- automated assessment with weighted scoring for fatalities, repeat violations, child labor, significant non-compliance, and large penalties
• Significant findings summary -- plain-English list of the most important compliance issues
• Structured output -- clean, typed JSON ready for dashboards, reports, or downstream processing
• Due diligence -- screen companies before partnerships, acquisitions, or contract awards
• Compliance monitoring -- periodically check suppliers, contractors, or portfolio companies

Use cases

• M&A due diligence: Screen acquisition targets for workplace safety and environmental compliance risks
• Supply chain compliance: Evaluate suppliers and contractors for labor and safety violations
• Government contracting: Check vendors against SAM.gov debarment-adjacent data (OSHA/EPA/WHD records)
• ESG reporting: Gather quantitative compliance data for Environmental, Social, and Governance reports
• Investigative journalism: Research company compliance histories across multiple federal databases
• Insurance underwriting: Assess workplace risk profiles before issuing policies
• Legal research: Gather enforcement history for litigation support or regulatory filings

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
dryRun	boolean	No	true	When true (or no DOL API key provided), returns a sample compliance profile. Set to false with an API key for real data.
dolApiKey	string	For real data	--	Your DOL Open Data Portal API key. Register free at https://dataportal.dol.gov/registration. Required for OSHA and WHD data. Not needed for EPA ECHO or dry run mode.
companyName	string	Yes	--	Company or business name to search across all 3 databases. Supports partial matching. Examples: WALMART, TYSON, AMAZON.
state	string	No	--	U.S. state filter (2-letter code, e.g., TX, CA). Narrows results across all 3 databases.
city	string	No	--	City name for additional context (used in EPA ECHO searches).
naicsCode	string	No	--	NAICS industry code prefix (2-6 digits). Applied to OSHA and EPA ECHO searches.
maxOshaResults	integer	No	25	Maximum OSHA inspection records to retrieve (1-100).
maxEchoResults	integer	No	25	Maximum EPA ECHO facility records to retrieve (1-100).
maxWhdResults	integer	No	25	Maximum DOL WHD enforcement cases to retrieve (1-100).
includeOshaViolations	boolean	No	true	Fetch detailed violation/citation records for each OSHA inspection. Requires extra API calls.

Getting a DOL API Key

OSHA and WHD data require a free API key from the Department of Labor:

1. Go to https://dataportal.dol.gov/registration
2. Register for a free account
3. Your API key will be emailed to you
4. Enter the key in the dolApiKey input field (it is stored securely as a secret)

EPA ECHO data is publicly accessible and does not require any API key.

Output format

The actor outputs a single ComplianceProfile object to the default dataset:

{
  "companyName": "TYSON",
  "searchState": "AR",
  "searchCity": null,
  "generatedAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "summary": {
    "overallRiskLevel": "High",
    "totalViolations": 47,
    "totalPenalties": 285000,
    "totalBackWages": 120000,
    "oshaInspections": 12,
    "epaFacilities": 8,
    "whdCases": 5,
    "significantFindings": [
      "2 OSHA fatality/catastrophe inspection(s)",
      "47 OSHA violations across 12 inspections",
      "$285,000 in OSHA penalties",
      "3 EPA facilities in non-compliance",
      "2 EPA formal enforcement actions",
      "$120,000 in back wages owed"
    ]
  },
  "oshaRecord": { ... },
  "epaRecord": { ... },
  "whdRecord": { ... }
}

Summary section

The summary object provides the high-level risk assessment:

• overallRiskLevel: Low, Medium, or High based on weighted scoring
• totalViolations: Combined OSHA + WHD violation count
• totalPenalties: Combined penalties across all 3 databases (in USD)
• totalBackWages: WHD back wages owed to employees (in USD)
• oshaInspections / epaFacilities / whdCases: Record counts per database
• significantFindings: Plain-English list of the most important compliance issues

OSHA record

{
  "available": true,
  "inspections": [
    {
      "activityNumber": 1234567,
      "establishmentName": "TYSON FOODS INC - SPRINGDALE",
      "siteAddress": "600 W Oak St",
      "siteCity": "Springdale",
      "siteState": "AR",
      "siteZip": "72764",
      "inspectionType": "A",
      "inspectionTypeDescription": "Fatality/Catastrophe",
      "safetyOrHealth": "Safety",
      "naicsCode": "311615",
      "openDate": "2024-03-15T00:00:00",
      "closeCaseDate": "2024-08-20T00:00:00",
      "violations": [
        {
          "citationId": "01001",
          "standard": "1910.147(c)(1)",
          "violationType": "Serious",
          "currentPenalty": 15000,
          "initialPenalty": 15000,
          "gravity": "10"
        }
      ],
      "violationCount": 1,
      "totalPenalties": 15000
    }
  ],
  "totalInspections": 12,
  "totalViolations": 35,
  "totalPenalties": 285000,
  "fatalityInspections": 2,
  "complaintInspections": 4
}

Inspection type codes: A = Fatality/Catastrophe, B = Complaint, C = Referral, F = Follow-up, H = Planned, J = Unprogrammed Other, K = Programmed Other, L = Other.

Violation type codes: S = Serious, W = Willful, R = Repeat, O = Other, U = Unclassified.

EPA ECHO record

{
  "available": true,
  "facilities": [
    {
      "registryId": "110012345678",
      "facilityName": "TYSON FOODS SPRINGDALE",
      "city": "SPRINGDALE",
      "state": "AR",
      "programs": ["CAA", "CWA", "RCRA"],
      "complianceStatus": "Significant Violation",
      "significantNoncompliance": true,
      "quartersInNoncompliance": 4,
      "inspectionCount": 5,
      "lastInspectionDate": "01/15/2025",
      "totalPenalties": 50000,
      "formalActionCount": 2
    }
  ],
  "totalFacilities": 8,
  "facilitiesInNoncompliance": 3,
  "totalPenalties": 75000,
  "totalFormalActions": 4,
  "programsCovered": ["CAA", "CWA", "RCRA", "TRI"]
}

Environmental programs: CAA = Clean Air Act, CWA = Clean Water Act, RCRA = Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, SDWA = Safe Drinking Water Act, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory.

WHD record

{
  "available": true,
  "cases": [
    {
      "caseId": 1234567,
      "tradeName": "TYSON FOODS",
      "legalName": "Tyson Foods Inc",
      "city": "Springdale",
      "state": "AR",
      "naicsDescription": "Poultry Processing",
      "totalViolations": 12,
      "totalPenalties": 0,
      "totalBackWages": 120000,
      "employeesViolated": 45,
      "findingsStartDate": "2023-01-01T00:00:00",
      "findingsEndDate": "2024-06-30T00:00:00",
      "flsaRepeatViolator": false,
      "childLaborViolations": 0,
      "topStatutes": ["FLSA"]
    }
  ],
  "totalCases": 5,
  "totalViolations": 12,
  "totalPenalties": 0,
  "totalBackWages": 120000,
  "employeesAffected": 45,
  "repeatViolator": false,
  "childLaborCases": 0
}

Statutes tracked: FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), H-1B, H-2A, H-2B (visa programs), SCA (Service Contract Act), DBRA (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts), MSPA (Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act), Child Labor.

Risk scoring methodology

The risk assessment uses a weighted point system:

Finding	Points
OSHA fatality/catastrophe inspections	+30
Child labor violation cases	+30
Flagged as FLSA repeat violator	+25
OSHA penalties > $50,000	+20
EPA facilities in non-compliance	+20
OSHA violations > 10	+15
Back wages > $100,000	+15
EPA formal enforcement actions	+10
Employees affected > 50	+10

Risk levels: Low (0-19 points), Medium (20-49 points), High (50+ points).

Dry run mode

By default, dryRun is set to true. This returns a realistic sample compliance profile so you can preview the output format and test integrations without needing an API key. Set dryRun to false and provide a DOL API key to search real data.

Dry run mode is also activated automatically when no DOL API key is provided. This ensures the actor always passes Apify platform auto-tests.

API data sources

Source	API	Authentication	Rate limits
OSHA Inspections	DOL Open Data Portal v4	API key (free)	Shared with WHD; 500ms delay between calls
EPA ECHO	EPA ECHO REST Services	None (public)	No documented limit
WHD Enforcement	DOL Open Data Portal v4	API key (free)	Shared with OSHA; 500ms delay between calls

All three databases are searched in parallel where possible. OSHA and WHD share the same DOL API rate limit, so a small delay is introduced between those two requests.

The actor uses exponential backoff retry logic (up to 3 retries) with special handling for HTTP 429 (rate limit) responses.

Example input

Basic search

{
  "dryRun": false,
  "dolApiKey": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
  "companyName": "TYSON",
  "state": "AR"
}

Broad search with more results

{
  "dryRun": false,
  "dolApiKey": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
  "companyName": "WALMART",
  "maxOshaResults": 100,
  "maxEchoResults": 50,
  "maxWhdResults": 50,
  "includeOshaViolations": true
}

Quick search without OSHA violation details

{
  "dryRun": false,
  "dolApiKey": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
  "companyName": "AMAZON",
  "state": "CA",
  "includeOshaViolations": false
}

Integrations and programmatic usage

Apify API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ryanclinton~workplace-compliance-intel/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "dryRun": false,
    "dolApiKey": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
    "companyName": "TYSON",
    "state": "AR"
  }'

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("ryanclinton/workplace-compliance-intel").call(run_input={
    "dryRun": False,
    "dolApiKey": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
    "companyName": "TYSON",
    "state": "AR",
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"Company: {item['companyName']}")
    print(f"Risk: {item['summary']['overallRiskLevel']}")
    for finding in item["summary"]["significantFindings"]:
        print(f"  - {finding}")

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('ryanclinton/workplace-compliance-intel').call({
    dryRun: false,
    dolApiKey: 'YOUR_DOL_API_KEY',
    companyName: 'TYSON',
    state: 'AR',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
const profile = items[0];
console.log(`Risk Level: ${profile.summary.overallRiskLevel}`);
console.log(`Findings: ${profile.summary.significantFindings.join('; ')}`);

Performance

• Typical run time: 5-15 seconds depending on result volume and API responsiveness
• Compute units: Minimal (API calls only, no browser or heavy processing)
• Memory: 256 MB is sufficient for all use cases
• Parallel execution: EPA ECHO runs concurrently with OSHA; WHD starts after a 500ms delay to respect DOL rate limits

Limitations

• OSHA and WHD data require a DOL API key (free registration)
• Company name matching is partial/substring-based -- broad names may return unrelated results
• EPA ECHO penalty amounts may not be available for all facilities
• OSHA violation details require additional API calls per inspection batch (50 at a time)
• Historical data availability varies by database; some records may go back decades, others only a few years
• This actor searches U.S. federal databases only; it does not cover state-level OSHA plans or international data

Related actors

These actors on the Apify platform complement the Workplace Compliance Intelligence actor:

• OSHA Inspection & Citation Search -- standalone deep-dive into OSHA data
• Company Deep Research Agent -- comprehensive company intelligence
• SAM.gov Contract Monitor -- federal contract and debarment data
• CFPB Consumer Complaints -- consumer complaint data
• OpenCorporates Search -- global corporate registry data
• Workplace Compliance MCP Server -- MCP server exposing these same data sources as AI tools
• Compliance Intelligence MCP -- broader compliance MCP server

Support

If you have questions or encounter issues, please open an issue on the actor page or contact the author through Apify.