United States:
OSHA 101: Is It Cheaper To Run The Risk Of An OSHA Citation Or Enact Preventative Safety Measures?
29 August 2019
Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP
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Below is the chart of current OSHA maximum penalties per
violation so you can see the potential cost of citations.
Type of Violation
|
Penalty
|
Serious
Other-Than-Serious
Posting Requirements
|
$13,260 per violation
|
Failure to Abate
|
$13,260 per day beyond the abatement date
|
Willful or Repeated
|
$132,598 per violation
|
As of January 23, 2019 these are the maximum OSHA penalty
amounts.
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