OSHA Fines Increased by 78% In August, Is Your Company Ready?
We posted the blog below back in 2016 when OSHA originally increased fines by 78% to account for inflation. Since those original increase, fines have continued to increase every year (and will continue to do so) to account for inflation. As of July 2021, here are updated maximum fine amounts: "Serious" and "Other Than Serious": $13,653 "Repeat" and "Willful": $136,532 As you can see, Repeat and Willful violations are approximately 10x the cost of Serious violations. It's important to [...]