Wash. Admin. Code § 296-900-14005
* DOSH may assess monetary penalties when a citation and notice is issued for any violation of safety and health rules or statutes.
* DOSH will assess monetary penalties under the following conditions:
-When a citation and notice is issued for a serious, willful, or egregious violation.
- When civil penalties are specified by statute as described in RCW 49.17.180.
| Note: | In addition to penalties specified by WISHA, there are penalties specified by other statutes, such as: .Asbestos construction projects, RCW 49.26.016. .Right to know (RTK)- SDS, RCW 49.70.190. .Right to know-Penalty for late payment, RCW 49.70.177. |
* The minimum civil penalties assessed by DOSH are:
-One hundred dollars for any standard penalty.
- Two thousand five hundred dollars per violation for serious violations contributing to a fatality.
-Five thousand dollars per violation for all willful violations unless set to a specific higher amount by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration under 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 and this state is required to equal the higher penalty amount to qualify as a state plan state.
- Two hundred fifty dollars per day for asbestos good faith inspection (RCW 49.26.016 and 49.26.013 ).
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-900-14005
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 06-06-020, § 296-900-14005, filed 2/21/06, effective 6/1/06.