Tag: OSHA penalties

Roofer, roofing

Roofer Hit with $1.8 Million OSHA Penalty

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 21, 2019 Construction

Updated: Jun 21, 2019

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking nearly $1.8 million in penalties from a Maine roofing contractor following a worker’s fatal fall. The agency cited Shawn D. Purvis, owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co., Inc., for 17 egregious willful, repeat, and serious workplace safety violations.

OSHA log, OSHA inspections

Breaking: Higher OSHA Penalties Now in Effect!

By EHS Daily Advisor Staff Jan 23, 2019 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Jan 23, 2019

OSHA’s final rule to increase its civil penalties by approximately 2.5% for 2019, with a new maximum single-violation penalty for willful and repeat violations of $132,598, has been published in the Federal Register and took effect immediately on January 23, 2019. The penalty increases adjust for inflation as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation […]