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Exactly, I think people often misunderstand the role of OSHA and why extremely burdensome fines (right of the bat at least) would inhibit their mission. For the
by EA-3167 3y ago
Exactly, I think people often misunderstand the role of OSHA and why extremely burdensome fines (right of the bat at least) would inhibit their mission. For the rest, as you say, the courts are there to pick up the slack.
It's not as though an OSHA fine removes a companies liability!
- mikeyouse 3y agoWhat's the argument for outsourcing workplace safety to individual lawyers? Bumping the max fine up by 10x or 20x would still leave room for excess liability while simultaneously guaranteeing actual repercussions for negligent companies. In the current setup, if the estate decides not to pursue a lawsuit since it's a horrible process that will take several years, the company basically gets off free?
- EA-3167 3y ago> What's the argument for outsourcing workplace safety to individual lawyers? That isn't my argument, so I wouldn't make it. OSHA oversees that, and fines are one of its tools. That's a separate issue from compensating people who are harmed as the result of workplace safety violations. You wouldn't say that the FAA or NHTSA IS "outsourcing safety" just because they aren't the ones handing out civil penalties, right?