H.R. 1932 · 114th Congress
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty under such Act.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Vicky Hartzler
- Introduced
- 2015-04-22
- Latest action
- 2015-11-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Summary
This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the assessment of penalties against employers for non-willful, unrepeated, or non-serious violations of occupational safety and health standards during the time period fixed for abatement of such a violation in any citation or final order. Furthermore, no penalty shall be assessed for a violation if it shall be abated by the employer in accordance with the citation or order before the end of that period.