Could DOE describe in more detail, with examples, the three levels of violation severity, Level 1, Level 2 and de minimus?
Response: A Severity Level I violation is a serious violation where there is a potential that death or serious physical harm could result from a condition, practice, mean, method, operation, or process. Example 1: An employer does not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces (29 CFR 1910.146(c)). An employee could enter a confined space and succumb to hazardous environmental conditions, resulting in death. Example 2: An employer fails to ensure that employees wear proper eye protection during heavy grinding (29 CFR 1926.102). Employees could get flying particles in their eyes, requiring hospitalization with a limited period of disability. Severity Level II violations are other-than-serious violations – where the most serious injury or illness that would potentially result from a hazardous condition cannot reasonably be predicted to cause death or serious physical harm, but does have a direct relationship to safety and health. Generally, Seve
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