Leveraging OSHA Fines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration significantly increased their fines recently and it was a doozey. Here’s a list of increases – not to induce anxiety – but to help you get the funding you need for your safety initiatives:
| Violation Type | Old Maximum Penalty | New Maximum Penalty |
| Serious Violation | $7,000 per violation | $12,471 per violation |
| Less-Than-Serious Violation | $7,000 per violation | $12,471 per violation |
| Posting Requirments Violation | $7,000 per violation | $12,471 per violation |
| Serious Violation | $7,000 per violation | $12,471 per violation |
| Failure to Abate | $7,000 per day beyond the abatement date |
$12,471 per day beyond the abatement date |
| Willful Violation | $70,000 per violation | $124,709 per violation |
| Repeated Violation | $70,000 per violation | $124,709 per violation |
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