Items Tagged with 'OSHA penalties'

For the first time in a quarter century, OSHA will increase its maximum penalty amounts. One stakeholder calls the change “long overdue,” while another claims it “seems like it fixes a problem that doesn’t exist.”

Safety+Health presents OSHA’s most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2015. Also: the annual “penalty box” detailing the year’s largest fines, and an exclusive interview with an official from OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement on the agency’s new reporting requirement and what a new weighted inspection system means for employers.

Penalties for OSHA violations are about to get steeper. Much, much steeper.

If an employer doesn’t know about an OSHA rule, they should get a pass and not be fined if caught breaking it. Right?

Should employers face fines for “minor, trivial” OSHA violations? At least one congresswoman is saying no.