Wash. Admin. Code § 296-900-140
Summary:
Employer responsibility:
To pay monetary penalties if assessed.
Contents:
Reasons for monetary penalties WAC 296-900-14005.
Base penalties
WAC 296-900-14010.
Base penalty adjustments
WAC 296-900-14015.
Increases to adjusted base penalties
WAC 296-900-14020.
Definitions:
* "Base penalty" means that penalty amount calculated for a violation by considering either specific statutory penalty amounts or the gravity of the violation.
* "Division" or "DOSH" means the division of occupational safety and health, Washington state department of labor and industries.
* "Gravity" for purposes of calculating a penalty, means the amount calculated by multiplying a violation's severity rate by its probability rate.
* "Inpatient hospitalization" means formal admission to the inpatient service of a hospital or an equivalent medical facility on an emergent basis for a work-related injury, or illness.
* "Monetary penalties" are fines assessed against an employer for violations of safety and health requirements.
* "Probability" means a number that describes the likelihood that an injury, illness, or disease will occur ranging from 1 (lowest) to 3 (highest).
* "Severity" for purposes of calculating a penalty, means the most serious injury, illness, or disease that could be reasonably expected to occur, ranging from 1 (lowest) to 3 (highest), because of a hazardous condition.
* "Standard penalty" means any penalty that does not have an otherwise designated minimum amount.
* "WISHA" means the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-900-140
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-06-020, § 296-900-140, filed 2/21/06, effective 6/1/06.