I would ask Dynamic Duo’s owners if they have the OSHA guidelines and safety requirements posted throughout the facility in a centralized place in which employees congregate so that employees can easily and quickly refer to these guidelines on a daily basis. Furthermore, I would want to ask if they are in compliance with OSHA guidelines and if their standard operating manuals and training manuals entail the proper guidelines to be used by staff members. It is imperative that Dynamic Duo’s owners take the first step of providing all employees with information regarding the hazards they could be potentially exposed too. This is something the company is required to know under the right to know" law. This is called issuing a hazard communication.
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Generally, an employer found in noncompliance with OSHA standards may be issued a citation and given an abatement date by which the hazard must be corrected. A fine also may be assessed. Various factors are weighed before citations and fines are issued, such as size of the employer's business, seriousness of the violation, good faith of the employer, and record of prior violations. Thus, penalties are frequently minimal. Since it often costs considerably more to abate a hazard than to pay OSHA fines, abatement dates may not be met by employers. An employer may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day during which a violation continues past an abatement date. Unfortunately, extensions are common. During this time, employees continue to be exposed to the hazard (Elkiss, 1981). A citation informs you of the alleged violation, sets a proposed time period within which to correct the violation, and proposes the appropriate dollar
Generally, an employer found in noncompliance with OSHA standards may be issued a citation and given an abatement date by which the hazard must be corrected. A fine also may be assessed. Various factors are weighed before citations and fines are issued, such as size of the employer's business, seriousness of the violation, good faith of the employer, and record of prior violations. Thus, penalties are frequently minimal. Since it often costs considerably more to abate a hazard than to pay OSHA fines, abatement dates may not be met by employers. An employer may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day during which a violation continues past an abatement date. Unfortunately, extensions are common. During this time, employees continue to be exposed to the hazard (Elkiss, 1981). A citation informs you of the alleged violation, sets a proposed time period within which to correct the violation, and proposes the appropriate dollar