Opinion ID: 165001
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Heading: Place of Employment

Text: 11 Safeway argues that the Act and its regulations do not apply in this case because the alleged violation did not constitute a condition with respect to employment performed in a workplace, as is required by the Act. 29 U.S.C. § 653(a). Safeway argues that the outdoor barbecue was a voluntary employee function and not a condition of employment and, therefore, applying the protections of the Act in this case would impermissibly expand the scope of the Secretary's regulatory jurisdiction. Safeway's argument, however, ignores the factual context of this case. Safeway does not dispute that Lewis was working when he was instructed to assure the grill was functioning properly for the barbecue. Lewis was at Safeway's facility for work and was instructed by his superior to attend to the grill. Those facts are sufficient to support the applicability of the Act. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc. v. Reich, 70 F.3d 1298, 1303 (D.C.Cir.1995) (holding that a place where an employee works is a place of employment for the purposes of the act); Cf. Baroid Div. of NL Indus., Inc., v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Comm'n, 660 F.2d 439, 445-46 (10th Cir.1981) (affirming a citation where employee was working at a third party's workplace).