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2020

OSHA in the New Year

What Will Remain The Same With the uncertainty of the pandemic and the ever changing status of the country, one aspect will remain constant the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) mission remains “to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.” Additionally, Lancaster Safety Consulting (LSCI) remains a resource for you to take safety beyond the standard as we help our clients achieve a safe workplace. We will be there with you every step of the way for any additional changes as the Biden Administration transitions into office. OSHA's

2021-01-15T14:14:11-05:00
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2020 OSHA Penalty Amounts Increased

Understanding OSHA's Penalty Adjustments Until five years ago, OSHA had not raised their penalty amounts since 1990. Now, with the Inflation Adjustment Act, OSHA is required to annually adjust penalty amounts by January 15th. Fines increased by approximately 80% on August 1, 2016 and are adjusted annually moving forward. This year the penalty increase became effective on January 15, 2020. The good news is that the maximum penalty amounts did not increase drastically overall. Serious, other-than-serious, and failure to abate violations saw only a $234.00 penalty maximum increase.  Willful and repeat violations experienced a higher increase at $2,339.00. The table below displays the current penalty amounts for 2020. Please note that some

2025-02-17T11:35:24-05:00
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