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J()B SIW4 EIFYI& 1111UJIF11 i The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 provides job safety and health protection for workers by promoting safe and healthful working conditions throughout the Nation. Provisions of the Act include the following: Proposed Penalty AN anrpioyara must ha7teh to empiogoea errplaynwrt and a TtM Aa Provides for ff—"W Pam sealrol.mpbyra of UP pisor of&rpbynwrt tro•from roeogr&W ftwrla tial aro esu*V to$1 000 for each awWua violation and for opebrw pane M of W W aro aa.ty to Canes demh or serlow fiamu W enpiaya Effooyers to$1,000 for each nonserious vW'aWm Pensltl•s of up w$1,000 muni eonoV with oom4n lorw safety and health standards Issued per fty n%sy be proposed for to&"to earrect vioFetlIm widhkr the under aw Art ProPosed tune Period. Also.any 4utV"-VW*-Ouly or ropeateMy Vis W"the Aa may be essaesed P•neltlaa a up m SMOW for each Much hAolatbrL Employees Trwr•aro also provlOons for attrinat paodtles. Any wiyful vbradon rswltkhg In death of an effq**a, upon oorrvhffork b pumlatabis by a flew of up to$250,000(or$500,000 If Cha orr~ Enp DOM must Coney with as oolxrpa*wW sofsty and is a corporadoa).or by knprbonm"for hp to sk oiarwrs,arboth. heeltfn taarhd•rds tufa$ tagulatlora and orders blued under the A s000nd corMc.8w of an empioyr doubles the pn>salbfe homh ef Ac ua'appy to than own•mons and owWuct an ft fob. y x The OccupahorW Safety and Health AdnJrtrarion(OSHA)of UN U.S.O•perowl of labor has the pnkrany vwpwWbWty for sdrnW" q the ACL OSHA bsues oonmpslprW safety and Ineatlfn VoluntaryActivity atan%Wft and b 04rmu noo Safety and 1f m Of burs oondt>rX jobsaa ktapecft W fwlp erm"compNano•wM the ACL WiN Pig pornbes for vUsfions,the Aa also enootaagea oft by labor and menegeeara,halon an OSHA*opoc fa%m Md" Inspection worlplaca hazards vukmtareV and to devWp and Ir.gx safety and IwoM progrom in of workpleoes asid kdrsgrUm OSHA's Vokrdery Proteolbn Programs focogrotco outomidkhg affats of tHs rMo a. The Act wqusk•a chat a reproseradve of uta orrpioyer and OSHA has I .1 Isthed Safety and Health Program Morrogortwnt a reprewn"sutho M by the enpWyes be given an oppartrmRy Out Wim to as m employers In estabod*iq or podeotirh9 I> to arxanpar y the OSHA a opecwr for Uta puPose a umv U" to present or coldr employee expos"10 wodq><aoa tumfif i There b are a-V pWfic and ptfvato exgar&Wora M can provide k*xvia'on Wheo umv is no atWrorbed enrployae fepraser tstliv%the and asdstarhCe In this effort.R requests& Also,your focal OSHA d0ce OSHA Canpeenc•Otfkw avast conA with a reasonable mirrhbor of can provide consldarable help and awbe on solykg adoty and twattih ewWyess caworning safety and hoWth cmdlk ra In the wnniplaca. probferm of can refer you to COW sources for help such as Vakdng. Complaint Consultation Enployeae or Vwk repreaerueaWas haw the right 10 Me a Fra ve to kiaralfykh4 and corceukg fsemeads and in oonipfekt arNh ttw neatest OSHA artbe roquborn a st atf oir wotfon R b>�M sooty orad MOM mau gennont b evaik6is W dwo" rs, OS boom unafe or ertheastttir cad d er oov h fthslr plabihiaa0. WOKMA CUBM or Permkyr.0voughh OSHA- AW-W ptogrona in now OSHA esti wNthhtokt.on request.rhvrtas a anrpbyass oonhp'akhkq SeoW These Prograrris aha ustiaay odrttnsarod by ttto stela tabor Of Ttw Aa Provides that en ipkyjoes May not be dbc arged or Heath department or a State u nk srzky dktai llb w agakhst in any way for fbng sooty and fwash r eomptalra or for otfwrwiee omcbkhg that d"Lader On Ad. Enpbyaea v*0 Hafere they have bean dba', -Aa agdrw may me a cortowt wiM thele nearest OSHA oMm witlik 30 days of Posting Instructions the akgW dbakninerWryr eciorh I Employers In SUNS operating OSHA speared State Plats should obtain aW poet the State's egAvWmv poster Citation It upon kttp•Gt'on 0"bosom an enpioyer hes trlolatad On P4 a citation sfiegkrg Such vata km wNl be bwd m to arnplcyer Each-'radon ws apea[y a firm parWd wW4 W da 1ho alleged vblel Rio OSH be aaffeCrro Under ProvMb=of TWo 29.Code of Federd The OSHA oblation russet ba pnar>days, or ur od fs a near the Part y�(rU(1)-TWf' 'eta MJSt PO"dole 40000 � P� a aNeQed vtolafbn far throe day, a urtN R b oorreclad, •rftichever d h>tar b warn anptoyom of dargw etas aay exist GwiL far tacakn9ej in a consplcuoua Maes rotas- ,k m empfoyaee aro cux&- *Posted More lnformatlon wort.o Q AddWona i ftrnetim and copies Atlanta (404)3a-= Im Of fhb AM sPooft and OSHA sooty aBoston 0$171 565.7184 ejtd(�Q�- OSHA=3 taekh standarft and aper oppaeable Ctnieego (312)353-220 tae may be obtdmd from DaM (214)787.473, E ahem OaW Secra>'ry a Labor you►enupioyr or lean the nearest perwor (300)6441V6, OSHA RegrorW Omoe W the Karon (816)4MMS1 1oN°""°'°c°`°"' New YorkRdl eo 215)'37 U S Department of Labor - - PlhNadalpWa {215)5861201 U.S. Sen Francisco (415)9954672 Oc=VaftW Safety and Health Admkftration S48me C 442-5930