Ariz. Admin. Code § 20-5-622

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 43, October 25, 2024

Section R20-5-622 - Proposed Penalties

A. All employers shall be notified of any proposed penalties, issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-418 and A.R.S. § 23-418.01, by certified mail or by a signed verification in person.

B. The Division Director shall determine the amount of any proposed penalty, giving due consideration to the appropriateness of penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer being charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer, quick-fix abatement, and the history of previous violations in accordance with the provisions of A.R.S. § 23-418.

C. Appropriate penalties may be proposed with respect to an alleged violation even though after being informed of such alleged violation by the Compliance Safety and Health Officer, the employer immediately abates, or initiates steps to abate, such alleged violation. Penalties shall not be proposed for de minimis violations which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-622

Adopted as an emergency effective October 29, 1980, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 80-5). Former Section R4-13-621 adopted as an emergency effective October 29, 1980, renumbered and amended as Section R4-13-622 effective March 2, 1981 (Supp.81-2). R20-5-622recodified from R4-13-622 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 2109, effective 6/6/2024.