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Category: OSHA Compliance Posts

Published: 21 February 2017

Here is a look at OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) compliance activity in 2016 (October 2015 - September 2016). As you can see, OSHA did 192 PRCS inspections (↓) and issued 435 citations (↓) for a total of $1,285,302 in fines (↓). 2015 numbers were 206 inspections; 545 citations; and $1,435,301.  This is the SETTLED amount and NOT the initial citations. Here is a quick breakdown of activity:

• NAICS Code: 311 / Food Manufacturing was #1 in # of citations with 44
• NAICS Code: 562 / Waste Management and Remediation Services was #1 in $'s with $253,149
• NAICS Code: 311 / Food Manufacturing was #1 in # of inspections with 22

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