EGREGIOUS VIOLATION (SECTION 6317.8 of California Labor Code) Cal/OSHA finds an employer has committed an “egregious violation” if one or more of the following are true: The employer, intentionally, through conscious, voluntary action or inaction, made no reasonable effort to eliminate the known ...
found upon inspection. Enforcing standards through citations and fines are a part of OSHA’s core mission to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. The following are levels of violations with the corresponding penalty amounts as most recently updated by OSHA: De Minimis Violation:…...
To avoid any future fines or having to purchase additional personal protective equipment (PPE), it will be less expensive and a preferred safety strategy to purchase EXAIR products. As in the above Hazard Hierarchy of Controls chart, EXAIR products are that engineered solution. If you would like...