employer responsibilities:
employers' must:
- provide a workplace free from recognized hazards and comply with osha standards
- provide training required by osha standards
- keep records of injuries and illnesses
- provide medical exams when required by osha standards and provide workers access to their exposure and medical records
- not discriminate against workers who exercise their rights under osha (section 11(c))
- post osha citations and abatement verification notices
- provide and pay for personal protective equipment
inspections:
osha conducts inspections without advance notice, except in rare circumstances. indeed, anyone who tells an employer about an osha inspection in advance may receive fines and a jail term.
violations:
- willful: a willful violation is a violation that the employer intentionally and knowingly commits or a violation that the employer commits with plain indifference to the law. osha may levy penalties of up to $70,000 for each willful violation, with a minimum penalty of $5,000.
- serious: a serious violation is a violation where death or serious physical harm would likely result from the hazard, and where the employer knew, or should have known, about the hazard. there is a mandatory penalty of up to $7,000 for serious violations.
- other-than-serious: an other-than-serious violation is a violation that has a direct relationship to safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm. osha may levy a penalty of up to $7,000 for each other-than-serious violation.
- repeated: a repeated violation is a violation that is the same or similar to a previous violation. osha may levy penalties of up to $70,000 for each repeated violation.
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