OSHA publishes the results of inspections, including the type of violation and proposed penalties. Click on Citations and Notification of Penalty. A list of inspections will appear.  Select a company of interest to you. Review the types of citations and proposed penalties that were issued to the company you selected. 

Write an essay that addresses the following items listed below:

• an overview of penalties that were issued based on severity,
• the steps the employer should take once it receives the citations and proposed penalties,
• the documentation required to respond to citations and penalties,
• an employee's rights and responsibilities following an OSHA inspection, and
• an employer's abilities to reduce the level of citations and/or penalties.

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Overview of Penalties Based on Severity OSHA typically classifies violations into different categories based on their severity These categories include Willful Violations These are the most severe vio... View the full answer