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Democrats in Senate Seek to Raise OSHA Penalties on Employers

National News • May 1, 2008
People can get more prison time for mail fraud than for violating safety standards that can kill workers, Democratic senators said this week as they called for tougher punishment for workplace ...

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Subject: OSHA needs a better fine structure

Posted On: May 1, 2008, 11:20 am CDT
Posted By: lastbat
Comment:
The quote at the end of the article that the good Senator wishes they were having a hearing about preventing injuries in the first place shows he gets half the picture. Part of prevention is deterrence. Employers tend to pay attention to their pocketbook, and will take much more vigorous and timely action to prevent a million-dollar fine than a few thousand-dollar fine. It's sad but true, you have to be able to fiscally justify doing what it takes to prevent an injury.

I'm all for raising OSHA fines and penalties to match EPA fines and penalties. Couple that with increased consultation efforts and we'll continue to see workplace injury and fatality rates decrease.
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RE: OSHA Penalties Safety Manager
Oct 16, 2008, 1:26 pm
RE: Shut The FuckK Up My Friend!! lastbat
May 2, 2008, 10:42 am
RE: OSHA Penalties lastbat
May 1, 2008, 4:21 pm
OSHA Penalties Rick
May 1, 2008, 3:49 pm
OSHA Penalties Safety Guy
May 1, 2008, 2:59 pm
RE: OSHA needs a better fine structure April
May 1, 2008, 1:30 pm
OSHA needs a better fine structure lastbat
May 1, 2008, 11:20 am
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