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OSHA triples fines for serious safety violations

06/22/2010

Saying that the current limits don’t act as enough of a deterrent, OSHA is increasing penalties for serious safety violations. The new policy raises the average fine from about $1,000 to between $3,000 and $4,000 for a serious violation—one that could cause serious injury or death.

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