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Department highlights VOSHA enforcement, citation rationale and workers' compensation links
Summary
Department officials described how Vermont's state OSHA program inspects workplaces, issues penalties based on risk rather than repair cost, and connects enforcement and safety work to workers' compensation outcomes.
Department of Labor officials told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 23 that the state's VOSHA program inspects workplaces after complaints, major injuries and fatalities and uses a penalty matrix tied to risk and potential harm rather than the repair cost.
Michael Harrington said VOSHA inspectors handle complaints and major incidents and that penalties are based on a matrix that reflects risk and potential injury: "The fine is not based on what it cost to fix the problem. The fine is based on their their risk…
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