Rules. Alaska is a “state-plan” state; that is, it has a federally approved occupational safety and health regulatory program that covers private and public sector (state and local government) workplaces. Alaska’s criminal penalties for workplace safety violations mirror the federal penalties, but the state has not yet updated its civil penalty amounts to incorporate federal OSHA’s August 2016 and subsequent increases. Alaska’s civil penalties for violations of safety and health standards appear in Table 1.
Administration and enforcement.The Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Section (AKOSH), a division of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, administers and enforces workplace safety and health rules in Alaska.
TABLE 1: VIOLATIONS OF SAFETY LAWS
| Prohibited Act | Penalties |
| AKOSH: Serious violation of workplace safety or health standard | Civil: AS 18.60.095(b): Up to $7,000 for each violation |
| AKOSH: Other-than serious violation of workplace safety or health standard | Civil: AS 18.60.095(c): Up to $7,000 for each violation |
| AKOSH: Violation of posting requirements | Civil: AS 18.60.095(g): Up to $7,000 for each violation |
| AKOSH: Repeat violation of workplace safety or health standard | Civil: AS 18.60.095(a): Up to $70,000 per violation |
| AKOSH: Willful violation of workplace safety or health standard | Civil: AS 18.60.095(a): At least $5,000 and up to $70,000 for each violation |
| AKOSH: Willful or repeat violation resulting in the death of an employee | Criminal: AS 18.60.095(e): Up to $10,000 and/or up to 6 months’ imprisonment; For second and subsequent convictions, up to $20,000 and/or up to 1 year’s imprisonment |
| AKOSH: Knowingly making any false statement, ... |
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