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OSHA other-than-serious violation
An OSHA citation class for a violation that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
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UK HSE
“other-than-serious violation”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction note: HSE does not classify violations into serious and other-than-serious. Enforcement decisions are based on the degree of risk and whether harm has resulted, but there is no formal OTS category.
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Irish HSA
“other-than-serious violation”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction note: HSA does not use this classification. Irish enforcement is through improvement notices, prohibition notices and prosecution.
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US OSHA
“other-than-serious violation”OTSExact equivalentAn other-than-serious violation occurs when a violation has a direct or immediate relationship to safety and health but is not likely to result in death or serious physical harm. Maximum proposed penalties for OTS violations are lower than for serious violations. A de minimis violation has no direct or immediate safety or health relationship and carries no penalty.
Practitioner note: Penalties may be reduced or waived, but the duty to abate stands. Repeated instances can escalate the classification.
See also
Nearest equivalent in other frameworks
- →improvement-notice (GB/IE nearest equivalent for lower-risk findings)