OSHA Increases Their Penalty Amounts by 2%

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has adjusted their penalty amounts last month by 2% to reflect current inflation rates.

As of January 2, 2018, OSHA has set the following civil penalty amounts for these violations:

• Serious/Other-Than-Serious/Posting Requirements = $12,934 per violation
• Failure to Abate = $12,934 per day beyond the abatement date
• Willful or Repeated = $129,336 per violation.