Effective January 15, OSHA is implementing new civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2022. Under U.S. law, all agencies must adjust penalty amounts to keep up with inflation each year.
| Type of Violation | Penalty |
| Serious Other-Than-Serious Posting Requirements |
$14,502 per violation |
| Failure to Abate | $14,502 per day beyond the abatement date |
| Willful or Repeated | $145,027 per violation |
To learn more about SWANA and SWANA’s initiatives, visit
https://swana.org/initiatives/safety.
