OSHA answers, kept current. Rosie makes them yours.
A working OSHA reference built for jobsites: current penalty amounts, inspection playbooks, the heat rule's real status — every regulated number sourced and dated, updated when the rules move. Final credentialed review completed by Ben Sleeman.
The guide answers the question in general. Rosie, the AI Admin & Risk Assistant inside SALUS, answers it about your sites — with the records attached.
Last reviewed · by Ben Sleeman · Credentialed safety reviewer · not legal advice
Yes. Restricted work makes it recordable, so the case goes on the 300 log within seven days.
- Recordability
- Restricted work
- Next action
- Drafted 300 entry ready for review
Serious violations currently carry a maximum of $16,550. The finding has been open nine days.
- Finding
- Open scaffold exposure · day 9
- Owner
- Assigned and due tomorrow
Feb 1 – Apr 30
Post the OSHA 300A summary at every establishment
Mar 2
Electronic submission deadline (ITA) for covered employers
September
New Top 10 most-cited standards announced at NSC Congress
January
Annual civil penalty amounts adjust (skipped in 2026)
May – Aug
Heat NEP season — targeted inspections on heat-priority days
Current OSHA maximums, sourced.
- Serious / other-than-serious
- $16,550
- Willful or repeated
- $165,514
- Failure to abate
- $16,550 / day
The questions with the most expensive wrong answers.
Phase 1 covers what fines actually cost, what applies on heat this summer, and what to do when the compliance officer is at the gate.
OSHA Penalties & Fines: Current Maximum Amounts
Current OSHA penalty amounts: $16,550 per serious violation and $165,514 for willful or repeated, plus 2026 status and reduction rules.
Read the chapterThe OSHA Heat Rule: Status Tracker & What Applies Now
The 2026 OSHA heat rule status, Heat NEP through April 2031, state heat standards, and practical construction employer next steps.
Read the chapterOSHA Inspections: What to Do When OSHA Shows Up
A construction field playbook for OSHA inspections: the first 60 minutes, opening conference, walkaround, document requests, and citations.
Read the chapterThe OSHA 300 Log: The Complete Recordkeeping Guide
Learn what is recordable, the 7-day rule, privacy cases, 300A posting, ITA submission, and download a free Excel OSHA 300 log.
Read the chapterTurn the requirement into a talk the crew can run today.
The free Toolbox Talks library translates common construction hazards into short, bilingual meetings with discussion prompts, quizzes, printable PDFs, and sign-in guidance.
The full guide, in phases.
The 300 log chapter shipped early to age ahead of the February season; the 300A/ITA deep-dive follows, and the FY2026 Top 10 publishes the day it's announced.
OSHA Top 10 Violations — Construction Edition
The most-cited OSHA standards with construction-specific prevention checklists, updated the day the new list is announced.
OSHA Recordable vs. Reportable: The Decision Tree
When an injury goes on the 300 log, when it must be phoned in to OSHA, and the deadlines for each — as an interactive decision tree.
OSHA Reporting Deadlines: The 8-Hour and 24-Hour Rules
Fatalities in 8 hours; in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye loss in 24. What counts, what doesn’t, and how to report.
300A Posting & Electronic Submission (ITA)
Post February 1 – April 30; e-submit by March 2. Coverage tiers, the ITA workflow, and an interactive coverage checker.
OSHA Training Requirements: OSHA 10 vs 30 & the Competent Person
Which cities and states mandate OSHA 10/30, who on a crew needs which card, and the competent-person matrix by 1926 subpart.
Written Safety Programs OSHA Requires
HazCom, respiratory protection, silica exposure control, and the rest — an interactive checklist of which written programs your company needs.
1926 Standards in Plain English
Construction-first explainers for the 1926 standards that drive citations: fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, excavation, silica, and PPE.
Federal OSHA vs. State Plans
22 state plans cover private-sector construction — and several are stricter. Where the differences bite, state by state.
The Multi-Employer Doctrine: Who Gets the Citation
Controlling, creating, exposing, and correcting employers — how citations land on GCs and subs, and the records that decide it.
This guide is educational information for construction teams, not legal advice. Regulations change and states differ — confirm requirements with the current 29 CFR text, your state plan, or counsel.