Search official DOL OSHA inspection records and optionally join non-deleted violation/citation records by activity_nr.
AI agents call osha_inspection_search to retrieve information from DOL WHD MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available Department of Labor OSHA inspection records. It performs a search operation that returns inspection data and optionally joins related violation/citation information. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, execution of commands, or financial impact.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Search official DOL OSHA inspection records' and 'join...violation/citation records'.
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Search official DOL OSHA inspection records and optionally join non-deleted violation/citation records by activity_nr. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DOL WHD MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DOL WHD MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for osha_inspection_search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches DOL WHD MCP. Nothing to install.
osha_inspection_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the osha_inspection_search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for osha_inspection_search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
osha_inspection_search is provided by the DOL WHD MCP server (uhq-actual/dol_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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