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Complying with OSHA Requirements:
An Overview of OSHA’s Role in
Ensuring Workers’ Health and Safety,
OSHA Regulations and Violations
What is OSHA?
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was
passed into law on December 29, 1970 to establish the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
OSHA is an industry watchdog; it ensures that American
workers were provided with a health and safe workplace
through the implementation of a wide variety of
standards and by providing valuable research and
training in occupational safety and health.
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Role of the Federal Register in OSHA
Rulemaking and Regulations
The Federal Register is the United States
government’s official daily publication for
federal notices, regulations and proposed
rulemaking, executive orders and related
documents. All citizens have access to the
federal register and are free to comment on
proposed rules, including those issued by
OSHA.
The Federal Register has its own website
where one can access OSHA proposed rules
and regulations:
https://www.federalregister.gov/
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
What is the Code of Federal Regulations?
The Code of Federal Regulations is “a codification
of the general and permanent rules published in the
Federal Register by the Executive departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.”
• Divided into 50 Titles that are dedicated to several
areas subject to federal regulations
• These titles contain one or more individual volumes
updated yearly
U.S. Government
Printing Office
What Standards Apply to
OSHA-Covered Industries?
Standards – 29 CFR
General Industries – 1910
Construction – 1926
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Maritime
PART 1915 - Occup. Safety and Health Standards
for Shipyard Employment
PART 1917 - Marine Terminals

PART 1918 - Safety and Health Regulations for
Longshoring
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Recordkeeping – 1904

Agriculture – 1928
State Plans – 1952
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Benefits of Compliance
• Prevent unnecessary workplace accidents
• Minimize workplace-related injuries,
absences and attrition
• Enhanced productivity and boost in employee
morale
• Reduced insurance and compensation costs
OSHACampus.com
What Should Companies Do to
Maintain Compliance?
• Ensure that workers have obtained
the necessary OSHA 10 or 30-hour
training, as well as onsite and yearly
refresher training if necessary
• Provide workers the required training
for using job-specific personal
protective equipment
• Provide medical check-ups and
evaluations as deemed necessary by
a governing standard
OSHACampus.com
Types of OSHA Violations
Other than Serious Violations
• A violation of employee’s right to safety and
health, one that’s directly associated with
one’s job but “will not cause death or serious
physical harm.”
• Each count of violation has a proposed
penalty of $7,000, but may be contested by
employer
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Serious Violation
• A violation where death or serious physical
injury may result from known and recognized
on-the-job hazard that the employer is wellaware of.
• $7,000 for each violation but may be lowered
based on size of business, severity of
violation and employer’s good history and
record
• US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Willful Violation
• Occurs when an employer “knowingly commits or
commits” a violation “with plain indifference to the law”
and does nothing about it
• Civil penalties may be up to $70,000 for EVERY willful
violation; minimum penalty for each violation is $5,000
• Civil penalty and/or imprisonment for violations that
have resulted in the death of a worker
• Fees may even reach a whopping $250,000 to
$500,000
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Repeated Violation
• A violation of OSHA standards, regulations,
orders found out during reinspection that is
similar to a previous final citation
• Can bring up a fine of up to $70,000 for each
previously similar violation
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Failure to Abate Prior Violation
• Failure to abate a previous violation

• A civil penalty of $7,000 for every business
day that the violation has been committed
starting from the abatement date
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
De Minimis Violation
• A violation of OSHA standards that have no
direct effect or association with employee
health and safety

US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
OSHA Other Forms of Violation
• Falsifying documentations
• Failure to post requirements, submit record of
employee training
• Assaulting and intimidating a compliance
officer or preventing them from performing an
inspection
US Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
What are the Consequences of NonCompliance?
– Civil penalties
– Imprisonment
OSHACampus.com
Reporting OSHA Violations and
Employee Protection
OSHA protects employees who report workplace
violations that their employers are committing. If
their employer retaliates against the employee in
any form, the employer will be subject to the
corrective actions enforced by the Department of
Labor in court, as stated in 29 U.S.C. § 660(c)(1,
2)).
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Sources:
• http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CF
R
• http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/osha.html
• https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/newbusinessesfactsheet.html

• https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=S
TANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1952
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/660
• http://www.oshacampus.com/blog/managing-risk-with-osha-safetytraining/

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Complying with OSHA Requirements

  • 1. Complying with OSHA Requirements: An Overview of OSHA’s Role in Ensuring Workers’ Health and Safety, OSHA Regulations and Violations
  • 2. What is OSHA? The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was passed into law on December 29, 1970 to establish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is an industry watchdog; it ensures that American workers were provided with a health and safe workplace through the implementation of a wide variety of standards and by providing valuable research and training in occupational safety and health. US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 3. Role of the Federal Register in OSHA Rulemaking and Regulations The Federal Register is the United States government’s official daily publication for federal notices, regulations and proposed rulemaking, executive orders and related documents. All citizens have access to the federal register and are free to comment on proposed rules, including those issued by OSHA.
  • 4. The Federal Register has its own website where one can access OSHA proposed rules and regulations: https://www.federalregister.gov/ US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 5. What is the Code of Federal Regulations? The Code of Federal Regulations is “a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.” • Divided into 50 Titles that are dedicated to several areas subject to federal regulations • These titles contain one or more individual volumes updated yearly U.S. Government Printing Office
  • 6. What Standards Apply to OSHA-Covered Industries? Standards – 29 CFR General Industries – 1910 Construction – 1926 US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 7. Maritime PART 1915 - Occup. Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment PART 1917 - Marine Terminals PART 1918 - Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 8. Recordkeeping – 1904 Agriculture – 1928 State Plans – 1952 US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 9. Benefits of Compliance • Prevent unnecessary workplace accidents • Minimize workplace-related injuries, absences and attrition • Enhanced productivity and boost in employee morale • Reduced insurance and compensation costs OSHACampus.com
  • 10. What Should Companies Do to Maintain Compliance? • Ensure that workers have obtained the necessary OSHA 10 or 30-hour training, as well as onsite and yearly refresher training if necessary • Provide workers the required training for using job-specific personal protective equipment • Provide medical check-ups and evaluations as deemed necessary by a governing standard OSHACampus.com
  • 11. Types of OSHA Violations Other than Serious Violations • A violation of employee’s right to safety and health, one that’s directly associated with one’s job but “will not cause death or serious physical harm.” • Each count of violation has a proposed penalty of $7,000, but may be contested by employer US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 12. Serious Violation • A violation where death or serious physical injury may result from known and recognized on-the-job hazard that the employer is wellaware of. • $7,000 for each violation but may be lowered based on size of business, severity of violation and employer’s good history and record • US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 13. Willful Violation • Occurs when an employer “knowingly commits or commits” a violation “with plain indifference to the law” and does nothing about it • Civil penalties may be up to $70,000 for EVERY willful violation; minimum penalty for each violation is $5,000 • Civil penalty and/or imprisonment for violations that have resulted in the death of a worker • Fees may even reach a whopping $250,000 to $500,000 US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 14. Repeated Violation • A violation of OSHA standards, regulations, orders found out during reinspection that is similar to a previous final citation • Can bring up a fine of up to $70,000 for each previously similar violation US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 15. Failure to Abate Prior Violation • Failure to abate a previous violation • A civil penalty of $7,000 for every business day that the violation has been committed starting from the abatement date US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 16. De Minimis Violation • A violation of OSHA standards that have no direct effect or association with employee health and safety US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 17. OSHA Other Forms of Violation • Falsifying documentations • Failure to post requirements, submit record of employee training • Assaulting and intimidating a compliance officer or preventing them from performing an inspection US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 18. What are the Consequences of NonCompliance? – Civil penalties – Imprisonment OSHACampus.com
  • 19. Reporting OSHA Violations and Employee Protection OSHA protects employees who report workplace violations that their employers are committing. If their employer retaliates against the employee in any form, the employer will be subject to the corrective actions enforced by the Department of Labor in court, as stated in 29 U.S.C. § 660(c)(1, 2)). US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • 20. Sources: • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CF R • http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/osha.html • https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/newbusinessesfactsheet.html • https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=S TANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1952 • http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/660 • http://www.oshacampus.com/blog/managing-risk-with-osha-safetytraining/