Overview of Penalties for Different OSHA Violations in 2017

Why Should You Attend:

On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law. Section 701 of the Budget Act, entitled “Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015,” gives OSHA the go ahead to increase penalty amounts to catch up with cost of living adjustments since the last time OSHA’s civil penalties increased in 1990.

This webinar will discuss how the budget deal affects every employer within OSHA’s jurisdiction and what you can do to minimize your exposure. OSHA penalties have not increased in 25 years. Maximum OSHA penalties may jump as much as about 78 percent next year. For a provision quietly tucked away in budget legislation and not given so much media attention, this deal has the potential of severely hurting businesses both large and small.

Learning Objectives:

• Know the increase amount for each OSHA violation category.
• Identify why the increase in penalties.
• Define how the increase in penalties came about.
• Describe each type of OSHA violation.
• How the increased penalties impact the employer besides the cost.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Title VII of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
• A review of the increase for each type of OSHA violation - Other-Than-Serious, Serious, Repeat, Willfull and De Minimis.
• A review of the definition of each type of OSHA violation with examples.
• When will the changes take place?
• Past efforts to raise maximum OSHA penalties.

Who Will Benefit:

• Attorneys
• Plant Managers
• Plant Foremen
• Safety Committee Members
• Engineers
• Operations Managers
• Construction Foreman
• Occupational Safety Consultants
• HR Managers
• General Industry Business Owners
• Construction Business Owners
• Plant Supervisors
• Subcontractors
• Project Managers
• Safety Managers

Michael Aust
President and Lead Consultant, OneZeroThreeZero Communications

Michael Aust, CECM, MS, is the president and owner of 1030 Communications, LLC. Mr. Aust has a Master of Science in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management degree and is a certified environmental compliance manager #5678. He has been an authorized OSHA outreach instructor since 2000.

He has provided safety management expertise since 1995. He has developed and implemented safety management systems for organizations without such processes and helped mature management systems for Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies.

Some highlights of his involvement in professional organizations include: Security Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), Safety Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), American Society of Safety Engineers, South Louisiana S.T.E.P.S. AdHoc Committee Member, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance (GBRIA) Owner Entry Requirements Committee, and American Society of Safety Engineers Grapevine Chapter Section Chairperson.

Mr. Aust has provided safety auditing and training services for companies such as US Fusion, The TopCor Companies, BP North America, Honeywell, Gulf South Safety Consultants, The Commodore Corporation – Indiana Division, JE Spear Consulting, and Ivy Tech Corporate College only to name a few. He is also a content contributor for various safety newsletters and blogs.

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