What are the consequences of breaking health and safety laws?

If an employee breaks health and safety laws, they could receive:

• employee in-services or additional training
• a official written warning in the employee record
• termination for failure to follow standard procedures
• immediate termination if the breach was severe

An employee who breaks health and safety laws could cause the employer to be fined by cited and regulators.

An employee who does not follow safety and health laws could cause injury or death to that employee or to others.

In some employment situations, employees could face fines as well, especially if they hold some type of professional licensure.