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Michaels: OSHA Awaits OMB Guidance Before Starting Work On Penalty Cap Increase


November 25, 2015 at 12:51 PM
OSHA's standards division will not begin preliminary internal work on the rule expected next year to boost the maximums on penalties for safety and health violations until it receives pending guidance from the White House budget office, agency chief David Michaels tells Inside OSHA Online.

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