It’s Going to Cost You More For Those OSHA Safety Violations
How does an 80% increase in OSHA fines sound? Legislation has already been agreed upon by Republicans in Congress and the Obama administrations which implies that this is a done deal.
This “catch up adjustment” will come all at once and dates back to the last time OSHA fines were increased in 1990.
Applying this 80% increase to current maximum OSHA penalties would make repeat or willful violation fines increase from $70,000 now to $124,768, and maximum serious violation fines would increase from $7,000 to $12,477.
All that is left now before the bill is made official is, well nothing.
Violation hikes go into effect August 2016.
Is it still worth it to ignore safety procedures at your facility?