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OSH ACT AND OSHA STANDARDS

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Failure to Abate Prior Violation

Failure to abate a prior violation may bring a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each day the violation continues beyond the prescribed abatement date.

Additional violations for which citations and proposed penalties may be issued upon conviction:
  • Falsifying records, reports or applications can bring a fine of $10,000 or up to six months in jail, or both
  • Violations of posting requirements can bring a civil penalty of up to $7,000
  • Assaulting a compliance officer, or otherwise resisting, opposing, intimidating, or interfering with a compliance officer while they are engaged in the performance of their duties is a criminal offense, subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 and imprisonment for not more than three years.

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