Mall department store, high school among workplaces fined for COVID-19 violations – MLive.com

A department store at Novis Twelve Oaks Mall and a high school in the Upper Peninsula are among 12 workplaces cited for not following COVID-19 precautions in Michigan.

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the latest batch of citations on Friday. Fines ranged from $0 to $7,400, although some fines also included non-pandemic violations.

More than 200 businesses have been cited so far, with most of them receiving fines.

Violations include not having employees do a daily self-screening, not enforcing the mask mandate and not having a written COVID-19 response plan.

Workplaces are one of the most common places COVID-19 is spreading in Michigan. In the past week, K-12 schools had 48 new coronavirus outbreaks, manufacturing/construction settings had 39 outbreaks, retailers had 29 new outbreaks, bars/restaurants had 23 new outbreaks and offices also had 23 new outbreaks.

If cited businesses fix the problems and agree not to appeal, they only have to pay 50% of the fine. They have 15 working days to appeal the MIOSHA citations.

Employers and employees with questions about COVID-19 workplace policies can call the MIOSHA hotline at 855-723-3219. To file a complaint against a workplace, go to Michigan.gov/MIOSHAcomplaint.

Heres the list of the latest citations handed down by MIOSHA. To read the full citation, click the workplace name, if available.

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