Civil penalties owed under this Act shall be paid to the Secretary for deposit into the Treasury of the United States and shall accrue to the United States
This means that fines collected by Federal OSHA go directly to the US Treasury, and those collected by state OSHA plans go to the state’s treasury. Fines are not used to directly fund OSHA activities. Just like most other government agencies federal OSHA is supported by the federal government and is included in the federal budget. State plans receive about 50% of their budget from the federal government and the rest from the state’s budget.
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