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Employer Liability Issues Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP) Safety Violations

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Above Average Injury Rates Can Lead to Severe Violator Designation

Last month, we reported on the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s expansion of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP designation marks employers for a higher number of safety inspections...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Continues Expansion of Severe Violator Program

In September 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a directive expanding the scope of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). SVEP singles out employers that OSHA concludes have...more

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Are OSHA’s Enforcement Policies Making It More Difficult to Settle Cases? Considerations for Employers

For employers, particularly those with multiple worksites, controlling corporate OSHA liability is generally a key goal. An employer that accepts a machine guarding violation at its Texas facility, for example, may get hit...more

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OSHA Adds $2.7 Million in Fines One Month After Assessing Employer for $1.6 Million

In recent months, EmployNews has reported on the dramatic increase in penalties assessed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in situations where the agency believes that employers are not...more

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OSHA Cites Employer for $1.2 Million Following Alleged Willful and Repeat Violations

​​​​​​​If any business doubts that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has changed its practices with regard to monetary citations, a recent fine involving an Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer should...more

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More Employers to Land on OSHA’s Severe Violator List

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it has expanded employer eligibility for placement on its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)....more

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OSHA Significantly Expands Severe Violator Enforcement Program: FAQs for Employers

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The nation’s workplace safety and health watchdog agency recently announced that it will now cast a wider net to include even more workplaces in its enhanced inspection program known as the “Severe Violator Enforcement...more

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OSHA Expands Severe Violator Enforcement Program

​​​​​​​The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues its efforts to scrutinize employers considered to have ignored or minimized safety issues discovered during prior inspections. OSHA previously...more

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OSHA Expands Scope of Its Severe Violator Enforcement Program to Target Additional Employers

​​​​​​​On September 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published Directive Number CPL 02-00-169, a new instruction to its enforcement arm, updating policies and procedures for OSHA’s Severe...more

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OSHA Proposes Over $1M in Fines Against Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more

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