OSHA Civil and Criminal Penalties on the Rise

For the first time in a quarter century, monetary fines for violations of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) workplace safety and health standards are set to increase.

With the increased focus on holding employers accountable criminally and the fact that OSHA is already scrutinizing the grain industry (declaring all grain related hazards to be “high emphasis hazards”), OSHA will likely be on the lookout for opportunities to pursue criminal charges in grain industry fatality cases.

Read the full article in Feed & Grain Magazine