PEN-01Ready for DaleLaw or regulation
OSHA maximum penalties
Federal OSHA's 2026 maximum penalties are up to $16,550 per serious violation, up to $165,514 per willful or repeated violation, and up to $16,550 per day for failure to abate.
Caveat: Maximums, not typical or automatic fines. Under federal OSHA policy a failure-to-abate penalty is normally capped at 30 times the daily amount (see PEN-02).
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Landing: "Up to $16,550 per serious violation · up to $165,514 per willful or repeat violation · up to $16,550 per day for failure to abate". Hero: "Miss one and OSHA can fine you up to $16,550 per violation." Video: "Serious violations can be up to $16,550 per violation, that's the cap".
- Period
- Calendar 2026 (OSHA adjusts the maximums each year)
- Scope
- Federal OSHA; for Arizona see PEN-02
- Definition
- Maximum civil penalty per violation, by violation type
- Source
- OSHA memo, 2026 Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties (May 21, 2026)
- Page / table
- Memo body: 2026 maximum penalty amounts by violation type
- Checked
- Confirmed, November 9, 2026 — Federal figures match the memo.
- Used in
- Landing — hero · Landing — penalty card · Video 0:17–0:25 · Email drafts D3, C1, C2, A3, F1, F3
- Notes
- Email drafts C2 and F1 say failure-to-abate can run up to $16,550 a day; add the 30-day limit there.
- Next recheck
- January 31, 2027
PEN-02Fix copy before useLaw or regulation
Arizona penalty maximums and the 30-day failure-to-abate limit
Arizona's maximum penalties follow federal OSHA's (A.R.S. § 23-418). Under federal OSHA policy, a failure-to-abate penalty is normally capped at 30 times the daily amount.
What's off in the live copy: Arizona's maximums do track federal. "Generally limited to 30 days" is federal FOM policy ("normally … shall not exceed 30 times the amount of the daily proposed penalty"); no ADOSH equivalent was located.
Caveat: The 30-day cap is federal policy, not statute, and no ADOSH equivalent was found. Say "normally" and don't present it as Arizona law.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Landing penalty card: "Maximums, not typical penalties. Failure-to-abate penalties are generally limited to 30 days. Arizona's maximums follow federal OSHA's (A.R.S. § 23-418)."
- Period
- Current statute; federal maximums adjust each year and carry through
- Scope
- Arizona (ADOSH); the 30-day cap is federal OSHA enforcement policy
- Definition
- A.R.S. § 23-418 sets Arizona's maximums at the federal maximums adopted under the 2015 inflation adjustment act (serious, willful/repeated and per-day failure to abate), with no fixed dollar figures. The federal Field Operations Manual normally caps total failure-to-abate penalties at 30 times the daily proposed penalty.
- Source
- A.R.S. § 23-418; OSHA Field Operations Manual, Chapter 6
- Page / table
- A.R.S. § 23-418(A), (B), (D); FOM Chapter 6 § VII.B.4.b at https://www.osha.gov/fom/chapter-6
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — penalty card · Email drafts C2, F1
- Notes
- Penalty card: say the 30-day cap is federal policy.
- Next recheck
- January 31, 2027
LAW-01Fix copy before useLaw or regulation
Six-month limit to issue a citation
In Arizona, ADOSH has up to six months from the inspection or investigation that found a violation to issue the citation, so what the inspector noted may not have arrived in writing yet.
What's off in the live copy: Six months confirmed. The email says "from a violation", which is the federal rule; for ADOSH it runs from the inspection or investigation.
Caveat: Arizona's clock starts at the inspection or investigation, not at the violation. General information, not legal advice.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Email D1: "OSHA has up to 6 months from a violation to issue a citation, so whatever the inspector noted usually hasn't arrived in writing yet."
- Period
- Current statute
- Scope
- Arizona (ADOSH). Federal OSHA's clock starts at the violation instead.
- Definition
- A.R.S. § 23-415(D): six months from the date of the inspection or investigation that produced evidence of the violation. Federal 29 U.S.C. § 658(c): six months following the occurrence of the violation.
- Source
- A.R.S. § 23-415(D); 29 U.S.C. § 658(c)
- Page / table
- A.R.S. § 23-415(D); federal text at https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/658 (subsection c)
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Email draft D1
- Notes
- D1 goes to Arizona employers, so use the ADOSH wording.
- Next recheck
- November 1, 2027
TIME-01Fix copy before usePublished statistic
Federal recordkeeping time per injury case
OSHA estimates about 36 minutes of its own forms for each recordable injury: about 14 minutes to log the case and 22 minutes for the incident report, plus 58 minutes a year for the 300A summary.
What's off in the live copy: 14 and 22 minutes confirmed, 300A 58 minutes. Only recordable cases are logged (29 CFR 1904.4), so "every injury" overstates; 36 is two averages added together, and OSHA assumes only about 40% of cases use Form 301.
Caveat: OSHA's own forms only, and only recordable cases. The 36 minutes adds two averages; OSHA assumes many employers use an equivalent form (such as a workers' comp report) instead of the 301. Carrier, state and investigation time come on top.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Hero: "OSHA estimates about 36 minutes of federal forms for every injury — before your carrier, your state, or your investigation. Then the 300A summary." Footnote: "averages of about 14 minutes to log a case and 22 minutes for the incident report". Video: "over 30 minutes of OSHA paperwork per case, plus anything additional your carrier may require" and card "30+ MIN Average OSHA Paperwork Per Incident".
- Period
- OMB-approved estimates, April 2025 (approval runs to April 30, 2028)
- Scope
- Federal OSHA recordkeeping forms (29 CFR Part 1904)
- Definition
- Average minutes per OSHA 300 log entry (14) and per OSHA 301 incident report (22). The 300A summary takes 58 minutes per establishment per year: 20 to complete, 30 to certify, 8 to post.
- Source
- OMB 1218-0176 Supporting Statement Part A, "Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29 CFR Part 1904)", January 2025
- Page / table
- Supporting Statement Part A, Item 12 (A, C, E), Table 2
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — hero · Landing — hero footnote · Video 0:06–0:13
- Notes
- Hero: change "for every injury" to "for each recordable injury". The video's "over 30 minutes of OSHA paperwork per case" is close enough for Dale to approve as is.
- Next recheck
- April 30, 2028
COST-01Ready for DalePublished statistic
Average cost of a medically consulted work injury
The National Safety Council estimates the average cost of a medically consulted work injury at $48,000 (2024), counting wage and productivity losses, medical and administrative expenses, and employer costs.
Caveat: A national economic-cost estimate, not the bill a particular employer pays and not an insurance-claim average.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Landing card: "$48,000 — Average cost of a medically consulted work injury. Includes wage and productivity losses, medical, administrative and employer costs. Source: National Safety Council, Injury Facts: Work Injury Costs (2024)"
- Period
- 2024
- Scope
- United States, all industries
- Definition
- NSC economic cost per medically consulted injury
- Source
- National Safety Council, Injury Facts — Work Injury Costs
- Page / table
- Work Injury Costs page — cost per medically consulted injury
- Checked
- Confirmed, November 9, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — proof card
- Notes
- The section heading above it reads "What it actually costs you", which frames a national figure as the visitor's own cost. Dale may want a neutral heading.
- Next recheck
- June 30, 2027
COST-02Fix copy before useCalculator assumption
Cost of one lost-time sprain (calculator input)
OSHA's $afety Pays estimator puts the average lost-time sprain claim at $30,487 in direct costs, plus an estimated $33,535 in indirect costs (OSHA's 1.1 ratio) — about $64,000 per injury.
What's off in the live copy: Figures, years and the 1.1 band confirmed. OSHA does not say "not adjusted for inflation"; that phrase is ours.
Caveat: Averages from 2015–2017 claims. OSHA calls its indirect-cost ratios general estimates based on limited research. A model estimate, not this employer's actual cost.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Calculator: "Based on OSHA's average lost-time claim for a sprain: $30,487 direct + 1.1× indirect = $64,000 per injury. Estimates use OSHA's $afety Pays Individual Injury Estimator: National Council on Compensation Insurance average lost-time claim costs (policy years 2015–2017, not adjusted for inflation) plus OSHA's indirect-cost ratios."
- Period
- NCCI claims, policy years 2015–2017
- Scope
- U.S. workers' compensation lost-time claims; sprain injuries
- Definition
- Direct = NCCI average lost-time claim cost for a sprain. Indirect = direct × OSHA's ratio for claims of $10,000 or more (1.1). Total $64,022.
- Source
- OSHA $afety Pays — Individual Injury Estimator (text version) and Background
- Page / table
- Estimator text table row "SPRAIN | 30,487 | 1.1"; ratio table on https://www.osha.gov/safetypays/background ($10,000+ = 1.1)
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — calculator
- Notes
- Drop "not adjusted for inflation" or replace it with "OSHA's latest published figures".
- Next recheck
- June 30, 2027
COST-03Fix copy before useCalculator assumption
Sales needed to cover an injury (calculator method)
At a 3% profit margin, covering one $64,000 injury takes about $2.13 million in new sales — or about $1.12 million to cover just the indirect costs, which the employer pays whatever the insurance covers.
What's off in the live copy: The page's total ÷ margin matches OSHA's Total column. It leaves out the indirect-only figure OSHA also shows, and it rounds per injury before multiplying: 2 injuries show $4,268,000, but $128,000 ÷ 3% = $4,266,667.
Caveat: Whether direct costs come out of the employer's pocket depends on its workers' comp policy; indirect costs always do. Say which figure is shown.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Calculator result: "At a 3% margin, covering that requires $4,268,000 in new sales. That's about $64,000 per injury, or $2,134,000 in sales for every single one." Default: "OSHA's estimator uses 3% by default. Adjust to yours."
- Period
- Same as COST-02
- Scope
- Any employer; the margin is the visitor's input
- Definition
- OSHA: additional sales = cost × 100 ÷ profit margin, shown for indirect costs and for total costs. Default margin 3%.
- Source
- OSHA $afety Pays — Individual Injury Estimator (text version)
- Page / table
- "Additional Sale (Indirect)" and "Additional Sale (Total)"; "leave blank to use default of 3%"
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — calculator · Landing — FAQ "We can't afford it right now"
- Notes
- Fix the rounding so the two numbers on screen agree, and show the indirect-only figure next to the total.
- Next recheck
- June 30, 2027
STUDY-01Ready for DalePublished statistic
Effect of random government inspections (California study)
In a study of 409 randomly inspected California workplaces, injury rates fell 9.4% and injury costs 26% compared with matched workplaces that were not inspected (Levine, Toffel & Johnson, Science, 2012).
Caveat: Measures government (Cal/OSHA) inspections, not a private service. Not a promise of results for any client or industry.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Landing: "9.4% fewer injuries · 26% lower injury costs — Randomly inspected California employers compared with matched employers that were not inspected. Study of California high-hazard workplaces. It measures government inspections, not any private service."
- Period
- Published 2012
- Scope
- California high-hazard workplaces inspected by Cal/OSHA
- Definition
- Change in injury rate and workers' comp injury costs after a random government inspection, against matched controls
- Source
- Levine, Toffel & Johnson, "Randomized Government Safety Inspections Reduce Worker Injuries with No Detectable Job Loss", Science (2012)
- Page / table
- Abstract and main results
- Checked
- Confirmed, November 9, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — proof card
- Notes
- The live card already carries the right caveat.
- Next recheck
- November 1, 2027
WSI-01Fix copy before usePublished statistic
U.S. direct cost of disabling workplace injuries
Disabling, non-fatal U.S. workplace injuries (those that kept someone off work more than five days) carried $58.7 billion in direct costs in 2023. The top causes were overexertion involving outside sources ($13.1 billion), falls on the same level ($9.9 billion) and being struck by an object or equipment ($6.2 billion).
What's off in the live copy: Every number matches. Use the full category "overexertion involving outside sources" (the index lists other exertion types separately), add "non-fatal", and cite it as "Workplace Safety Index, 2026 edition (2023 data)".
Caveat: Direct costs only (workers' comp medical and lost-wage payments), national, all industries. Don't compare with earlier editions; Liberty Mutual advises against it because of BLS recoding.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Landing card: "$58.7 billion a year — Direct cost of disabling workplace injuries in the U.S. Overexertion $13.1B · falls on the same level $9.9B · struck by object or equipment $6.2B. Disabling means more than 5 days away from work. Direct costs are medical and lost-wage payments. Source: Liberty Mutual, Workplace Safety Index (2026 (2023 data))"
- Period
- 2023 data (Workplace Safety Index, 2026 edition)
- Scope
- United States, all industries
- Definition
- Direct costs (medical and lost-wage payments) of the most disabling non-fatal work injuries and illnesses, meaning those that made an employee miss more than five days of work. Exact figures: total $58.74B; overexertion involving outside sources $13.07B; falls on same level $9.92B; struck by object or equipment $6.21B.
- Source
- Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, 2026 edition (2023 data)
- Page / table
- 2026 index, top 10 causes; whitepaper https://marketinghub.libertymutual.com/AssetLink/6rbm53w1y4o50h8q6i040j86xvqglu6g.pdf
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — proof card
- Notes
- Live card says "Overexertion $13.1B" and "Source: … (2026 (2023 data))".
- Next recheck
- July 31, 2027
RATE-01Fix copy before usePublished statistic
Injury rates by industry (BLS)
In 2024, BLS counted 5.5 recordable injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers in nursing and residential care, 4.8 in warehousing and storage and 2.7 in manufacturing, against 2.3 across private industry.
What's off in the live copy: All four numbers match. They are injury-and-illness rates, so "injuries at 5.5 per 100" mislabels them.
Caveat: National rates, not Arizona. They count injuries and illnesses together. BLS publishes 2025 rates on November 18, 2026.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Emails A1 and L3: "BLS puts injuries at 5.5 per 100 full-time workers in nursing and residential care, 4.8 in warehousing and 2.7 in manufacturing, against 2.3 across private industry."
- Period
- Calendar 2024 (released January 22, 2026)
- Scope
- United States, private industry; NAICS 623, 493 and 31–33
- Definition
- Total recordable cases (injuries and illnesses) per 100 full-time-equivalent workers. Injury-only rates are 4.6, 4.6, 2.5 and 2.2.
- Source
- BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Table 1 — incidence rates by industry and case type, 2024
- Page / table
- Table 1, total recordable cases column: private industry; manufacturing (31-33); warehousing and storage (493); nursing and residential care facilities (623)
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Email drafts A1, L3
- Notes
- Update to 2025 figures after BLS releases them on November 18, 2026.
- Next recheck
- November 18, 2026
AZ-01Fix copy before useOur Arizona data
Most-cited standards in Arizona (our tracked data)
In the ADOSH citation records we track (citations issued October 2025 to August 2026), the most-cited standards were hazard communication, respiratory protection and portable fire extinguishers.
What's off in the live copy: Counts reproduce from the 2026-09-28 scrape. "April 2025 to September 2026" was the search window, not the citation dates. "108 citations" counts sub-items separately. The 2026-10-06 DOL API run gives hazard communication 111.
Caveat: Covers the records we track, not every Arizona citation. Say "in the ADOSH citation records we track". Counts are citation line items, not separate citations or inspections.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Email D2: "In the Arizona citation data we track (April 2025 to September 2026), the most-cited standards were hazard communication, respiratory protection and portable fire extinguishers." Emails B3 and N2 add counts: "hazard communication 108 citations, respiratory protection 96, portable fire extinguishers 85".
- Period
- Citations issued 2025-10-08 to 2026-08-20 (inspections opened 2025-04-17 to 2026-07-23); IMIS data through 2026-09-24
- Scope
- Arizona, ADOSH state-plan office 0950411; all penalty levels
- Definition
- Citation line items by standard, sub-items counted separately: hazard communication (1910.1200) 108, respiratory protection (1910.134) 96, portable fire extinguishers (1910.157) 85, machine guarding (1910.212) 29, electrical general requirements (1910.303) 25. With sub-items merged: 55, 37, 85, 28, 25. Distinct inspections: 44, 30, 59, 20, 18. All electrical Subpart S: 48.
- Source
- OSHA IMIS establishment records for ADOSH, scraped 2026-09-28 (Safe Mind OSHA Radar)
- Page / table
- (internal dataset) → standards_top; computed in (internal dataset) lines 108–111
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Email drafts D2, B3, N2, L4
- Notes
- Fix the date range in D2, B3 and N2, and stop calling the counts "citations" in B3 and N2 (use line items, or drop the counts). Refresh from the latest weekly run before each send.
- Next recheck
- December 1, 2026
ADOSH-01Fix copy before usePublic reference
ADOSH free consultation phone number
Request a free ADOSH consultation at (855) 268-5251 (toll-free) or (602) 542-5795 (Phoenix).
What's off in the live copy: (602) 542-1769 is ADOSH's training and seminar line, not the free-consultation line.
Caveat: Agency numbers change; recheck before each reprint.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- FAQ: "You should use it — call (602) 542-1769." Footer: "Free ADOSH consultation: (602) 542-1769"
- Period
- As listed on azica.gov, November 2026
- Scope
- Arizona
- Definition
- Phone numbers ADOSH lists for requesting a free consultation visit
- Source
- Industrial Commission of Arizona — ADOSH Consultation Request
- Page / table
- Request page: "contact ADOSH toll-free at (855) 268-5251 or (602) 542-5795 (Phoenix)". (602) 542-1769 appears on https://www.azica.gov/adosh-consultation-and-training for class information and seminar scheduling.
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — FAQ · Landing — footer
- Notes
- The live page sends visitors to the wrong ADOSH line.
- Next recheck
- May 10, 2027
AVG-01Ready for DalePublished statistic
ADOSH average serious-violation fine
In federal fiscal year 2025, ADOSH's average penalty per serious violation for private employers was about $5,870.
Caveat: An average for one fiscal year, private employers only. Penalties vary widely, so don't present it as what a given employer will pay.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Period
- Federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025)
- Scope
- Arizona (ADOSH), private sector
- Definition
- Average current penalty per serious violation, private sector (FAME measure SAMM 8): $5,870.64. Earlier years: FY2024 $5,476.34; FY2023 $3,441.82 (national FY2023: $3,625.21).
- Source
- OSHA, FY 2025 Comprehensive FAME Report — Arizona (posted July 2026)
- Page / table
- pp. 12–13 and Appendix D p. 27 (SAMM 8)
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026 — The October draft's $3,441 was the FY2023 figure ($3,441.82, FY2023 FAME p. 12). The latest is FY2025, $5,870.64.
- Used in
- Not in public copy yet
- Notes
- Not in public copy yet. Useful next to PEN-01 to show typical penalties sit far below the maximum.
- Next recheck
- July 31, 2027
SAL-01Ready for DalePublished statistic
Cost of a full-time safety specialist
Occupational health and safety specialists in Arizona earned a median of $89,480 a year in May 2025 (mean $91,810), before benefits.
Caveat: Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes. Specialists, not managers; BLS has no safety-manager occupation.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Period
- May 2025 (released May 15, 2026)
- Scope
- Arizona statewide; SOC 19-5011, about 3,220 jobs
- Definition
- Annual wages, not total employment cost. Middle half earned $73,700 to $103,630.
- Source
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, Arizona
- Page / table
- Arizona statewide, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (19-5011); data file https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 10, 2026 — Replaces the internal "$80–120K + benefits" figure, which had no source. "Managers, All Other" (mean $138,480) is a ceiling, not a match.
- Used in
- Not in public copy yet
- Notes
- Not in public copy yet. The October draft's "$80–120K + benefits" should not be used.
- Next recheck
- May 31, 2027
EMR-01On hold — no sourceOur own claim
Effect of the experience mod (EMR) on workers' comp premiums
No public wording proposed yet.
What's needed: Missing: one or two real, usable EMR examples from Beach Financial (premium before and after, with the assumptions). No invented savings percentage or dollar promise until then.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Scope
- Arizona employers
- Source
- Beach Financial (to supply)
- Checked
- Not yet checked
- Used in
- Not in public copy yet
QUIZ-01Needs source checkOur own claim
"60 seconds" to take the quiz
No public wording proposed yet.
What's needed: Time three people finishing it on a phone. If it takes longer, say "about 2 minutes".
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- Five buttons: "Take the Know Your Risk Quiz — 60 seconds". Closing line: "The quiz takes 60 seconds". Quiz page: "About 60 seconds."
- Scope
- Our quiz
- Definition
- Time to finish nine questions plus a seven-field contact step
- Checked
- Not yet checked
- Used in
- Landing — quiz buttons · Landing — closing line · Quiz page
VSL-01Fix copy before useOur own claim
Video length in the caption
Watch: Dale explain the process in under a minute.
What's off in the live copy: The file runs 46.7 seconds, not 40 or less.
Caveat: Re-measure if the video is re-cut.
Source, scope and where it's used
- Live now
- "Watch: Dale explain the process in 40 seconds or less"
- Scope
- Our video
- Definition
- Running time of the deployed video file
- Source
- Deployed video file
- Page / table
- File duration 46.7 seconds (measured 2026-11-09)
- Checked
- Confirmed with correction, November 9, 2026
- Used in
- Landing — video caption
- Notes
- Also confirm the presenter is Dale or his approved stand-in; the caption names Dale and the end card is Dale's contact card.