HB 3036 Summary

• Amends 40 O.S. 2011, Section 412 to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to promulgate rules establishing a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act.

• Grants the Commissioner of Labor authority to impose administrative fines for any violation of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, which may be assessed in addition to or in lieu of criminal penalties.

• Requires fines collected pursuant to administrative enforcement to be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

• Maintains existing provisions making violations of occupational health and safety standards misdemeanors and allowing individuals to be enjoined from continuing violations, with each day of violation constituting a separate offense.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2016.