b'GARYS CORNERThe U.S. Supreme Court will be consideringlockout/tagout, permit required confined space the economic strike damage issue. The issueand several others to cite employers instance is the potential for liability by the union inby instance. In other words, cite employers the case of extreme economic damage to anforeachinstanceofaviolations.So,ifa employer during a strike. complianceofficeronajobsiteinspection DOL is taking on the independent contractorobserves five employees working without fall issue. In other words, when is a contractorprotection the compliance officer may cite the truly an independent contractor versus whenemployer for five separate serious violations the employees of the independent contractorof the fall protection standard.will be considered employees of the principle? Remember, your Association has a Legal Counsel reported that the fines charged byService Plan with Auman, Mahan and Furry, most of the DOL agencies have gone up bywhich allows members of the Association to approximately 7.7%. Maximum OSHA finescontact Auman, Mahan and Furry once a month for a serious and other than serious haveat no charge.So contact Gary under the Legal gone up to $15,625 while maximum OSHAServices Plan if you have further questions on fines for willful and repeat violations havethis topic.gone up to $156,259. On January 26, 2023, OSHA announced enforcement guidance to make enforcement efforts more effective. To accomplish this OSHA has directed regional and area directors to begin citing employers with violations of standards governing exposure to significant hazards, such as fall protection, www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 19'