R20-5-622. Proposed Penalties

A. All employers shall be notified of any proposed penalties, issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-418 and A.R.S. § 23-418.01, by certified mail or by a signed verification in person. B. The Division Director shall determine the amount of any proposed penalty, giving due consideration to the appropriateness of penalty with respect to the size of the business of the employer being charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer, quick-fix abatement, and the history of previous violations in accordance with the provisions of A.R.S. § 23-418. C. Appropriate penalties may be proposed with respect to an alleged violation even though after being informed of such alleged violation by the Compliance Safety and Health Officer, the employer immediately abates, or initiates steps to abate, such alleged violation. Penalties shall not be proposed for de minimis violations which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.