The Annual Increase of OSHA Penalties Goes Into Effect!

On January 13, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced (click here for the announcement) effective January 15, 2022, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and several amendments that they are making the annual adjustments for inflation as required by those laws.  

The cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2022, based on the Consumer Price Index for October 2021 is 1.06222.  In computing the 2022 adjustment, OSHA multiplied the most recent penalty amount for each applicable penalty by the multiplier and then rounded to the nearest dollar.  

Serious Violation Penalties (per violation)       

    Minimum $1,036        Maximum $14,502

Other-Than-Serious Penalties (per violation)

    Minimum $0               Maximum $14,502

Willful or Repeat Penalties (per violation)    

     Minimum $10,360*    Maximum $145,027   

Posting Requirements (per violation)

    Minimum $0                Maximum $14,502

Failure to Abate (per day unabated beyond the abatement date, max. 30-days) $14,502

*For a repeated other-than-serious violation that otherwise would have no initial penalty a Gravity Based Penalty (GBP) of $414 shall be proposed for the first repeat violation, $1,036 for the second repeated violation, and $2,072 for a third repetition.              

This serious violation would cost the employer between $1,036 and $14,502

OSHA increased its penalties on August 1, 2016, the link to our previous blog post discussing the initial increase that started this annual process to increase fines is here.  OSHA will continue to do penalty reductions based on the size of the employer and other factors.  The OSHA January 13, 2022 enforcement memo details the penalty increase, minimum penalties, gravity-based penalty amounts, and serious willful penalty reductions.  In addition, OSHA's website provides information and guidance to employers on debt collection activity.  The site is designed to help employers pay their debts with OSHA click here to visit the site.

Wishing You a Joyous and Merry Holidays and a Happy New Year! Future Environment Designs Opening a New Center!

Future Environment Designs Training Center (#FEDTC) wishes you and your family a Merry Holidays and a Happy New Year.  As we say goodbye to 2021 and the improvements of our business from 2020, we are especially excited about entering 2022.  We are excited to announce some changes that will expand our capabilities and we are hiring trainers to help with the expansion into our new training facility in Jamaica, New York.  So keep an eye out for the where the classes are being held, we will still be training in Syosset and at your convenience.  We will be increasing the number of initial classes we offer, since the new facility has a full hands-on area.  We will also be expanding our Spanish language offerings over the next few months.  Mr. Ramon De Los Santos who is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Instructor has over 15 years of construction experience in road construction safety.  Mr. De Los Santos is bilingual and speaks English and Spanish fluently.  #FEDTC will be adding Spanish OSHA 10-hour & 30-hour construction safety courses to our schedule, more frequently this year.  To take advantage of hs capabilities.  

Remember we are still providing several discounts including our loyalty discount at 25%, our Safety Suzy Newsletter Discount, and our Blog Discount (FEDTCBlog15).  Please take full advantage of these discounts when you register for the courses.  As we discussed, in December's Safety Suzy Newsletter, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) starting January 1, 2022 is increasing the certificate fee from $12 to $30 for refreshers and from $20 to $50 for initials.  So you will see a price increase for all our asbestos classes for 2022.  We are sorry for the increase especially considering the other inflationary pressures out there but even with those pressures we have only increased the prices to cover this fee increase.

Since the pandemic started we have added new on-demand/e-learn courses to our catalog.  Our catalog now includes asbestos awareness, a 4-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) bloodborne pathogen, AHERA designated person, OSHA hazard communication, OSHA hazard communication course including New York State Deaprtment of Labor (NYSDOL) Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) requirements, New York City Departent of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) exam prep for handlers/supervisors and investigators, Silica in construction, Mold in construction, and Lead in construction courses.  To register for this course or any of our on-demand/e-learning courses visit FEDTC's online training website.     

Mold Class

We are looking forward to seeing all of you in 2022.  We so excited about the changes and opportunities coming our way.  Again, we wish you & your family a Merry Holidays and a Happy New Year!!!

Future Environment Designs Training Center Celebrates Veterans Day

Today we honor our Veterans who served in the military.  Veteran's Day coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.  Major hostilities of World War I were ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.  At that time the Armistice with Germany went into effect.  United States veteran organizations urged that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day in 1954 and since then we have celebrated it as Veterans Day.  

Future Environment Designs Training Center would like to thank all those who have served and helped to protect our country in our hours of need!  Thank you for your service!