When OSHA inspectors show up at a worksite, they generally don’t leave without handing out a citation or two – or more. One of the things found in the typical citation – or, to use the technical term, the Citation and Notification of Penalty letter (CNP)- is a deadline for correcting the violation for which you’ve been cited. Unfortunately, sometimes the deadline (which is referred to as the “abatement date”) is not a realistic one. This can create major problems because the failure to meet the abatement date is grounds for additional penalties. The good news is that abatement dates aren’t […]