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WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

'Each employee shall comply...'

Should workers be subject to OSHA fines for safety violations?

November 1, 2013

Kyle W. Morrison

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Should workers who violate safety regulations face fines? Several Canadian provinces have implemented penalty systems that allow workers and front-line supervisors to be cited. Should OSHA do the same, or does the responsibility for a safe workplace rest solely with the employer?

Editor's Note: Whose fine?

October 26, 2013

Melissa J. Ruminski

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Back in 2010, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia announced a penalty system that would allow the government to issue fines to workers and front-line supervisors for safety violations. The move seemed so controversial that I assigned a member of the Safety+Health editorial team to track the story as it progressed.

Is Canada on the right track with its workplace penalty system?

August 2, 2013

Kyle W. Morrison

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If you think OSHA penalties are too low, realize that they could be far lower, as is the case with our neighbors to the north.

Nova Scotia responds to complaints on administrative penalty system; proposes revisions

July 31, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – More than three years after Nova Scotia created a system to issue penalties to employers, supervisors and employees for workplace safety violations, the Canadian province has proposed revisions after receiving complaints that the system is unfair.