You can hire a safety consultant. They'll handle trying to reduce the fine.
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Originally posted by tps7742 View PostI have been out of the workplace for a few years. No doubt the fine is there but I would be more concerned if it is one of the classifications above for future business.
Originally posted by riverbowman View PostThey popped us for around $80k. I was not directly involved, but we ended up paying $15k. Our folks that handle that say they always go high knowing you will pay less, sometimes a lot less.
Originally posted by M16 View PostYou have to be the lowest of the low to fine somebody for that amount of money for some cs violation.
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Originally posted by ATXRaider83 View PostThe amount of safety bs I deal with on projects now is Ludacris. One of the GCs we work for in Austin it takes about an hour out of the workday every single day to fill out thier safety jsa BS
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Ha. We were told when we bid some chevron work to put down 5 workable hours per day.
JSA, hot work, sniff test, safety protocols every single day. Slightest drop of rain everybody shuts down. Crazy.
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Here is how you reduce the fines or get it to go away:
1. Fix the problem ASAP
2. Retrain your guys on scaffolding user/competent person (Your not even supposed to be on scaffolding without training)
3. Get a safety plan in place ASAP
We have been cited before and if you show that you are doing everything to fix the problem they will reduce the fine or completely remove it. The company I work for has never paid a fine by doing the above. We also have a pretty stellar safety track record, so that helps. If you show you truly want to fix the problem they will work with you, especially on a first citation.
If you have any questions, PM and I will help point you in the right direction.
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Originally posted by M16 View PostYou have to be the lowest of the low to fine somebody for that amount of money for some cs violation.
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Originally posted by JerryC View PostWhat’s the size of your company? The fines are lower for companies with less than 25 employees. What type of scaffolding were you using? Tube type or walk through type frames ? Scaffolding is pretty serious especially with height. Fall protection has to be in place.
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