OSHA penalties have increased continuously for over 5 consecutive years! The new penalties took effect August 2, 2016. Any citations issued by OSHA on or after this date will be subject to the new penalties if the related violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law. Section 701 of the Budget Act, entitled “Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015”, gives OSHA the go ahead to increase penalty amounts to catch up with cost-of-living adjustments since the last time OSHA’s civil penalties increased in 1990.
Prior to 2015, OSHA penalties had not increased for 25 years. Maximum OSHA penalties may jump as much as about 78 percent next year. For a provision quietly tucked away in budget legislation and not given so much media attention, this deal has the potential of severely hurting businesses; large and small.
Plant Managers,
Plant Foremen,
Safety Committee Members.
Engineers,
Operations Managers,
Why Should You Attend:
You should attend this webinar to learn more about how the budget deal effect’s every employer within OSHA’s jurisdiction and what you can do to minimize your exposure. For over 5 consecutive years, penalties have increased drastically - do you know how what they currently are, more importantly, how to avoid them?On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law. Section 701 of the Budget Act, entitled “Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015”, gives OSHA the go ahead to increase penalty amounts to catch up with cost-of-living adjustments since the last time OSHA’s civil penalties increased in 1990.
Prior to 2015, OSHA penalties had not increased for 25 years. Maximum OSHA penalties may jump as much as about 78 percent next year. For a provision quietly tucked away in budget legislation and not given so much media attention, this deal has the potential of severely hurting businesses; large and small.
Learning Objectives:
- Know the increase amount for each OSHA violation category.
- Identify why the increase in penalties is to occur.
- Define how the increase in penalties came about.
- Describe each type of OSHA violation.
- How the increase penalties impact the employer besides cost only
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Title VII of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
- A review of the increase for each type of OSHA violation; Other-Than-Serious, Serious, Repeat, Willfull and De Minimis
- A review of the definition of each type of OSHA violation with examples.
- When the changes take place.
- Past Efforts to Raise Maximum OSHA Penalties
Who Will Benefit:
Attorneys,Plant Managers,
Plant Foremen,
Safety Committee Members.
Engineers,
Operations Managers,
- Construction Foreman
- Occupational Safety Consultants
- HR Managers,
- General Industry business owners
- Construction business owners
- Plant Supervisors
- Subcontractors,
- Project managers
- Safety Managers
Course Provider
Michael Aust,
