IN THIS ISSUE OF Safety+Health, Senior Associate Editor Kyle W. Morrison takes a look at OSHA enforcement and whether large penalties provide an incentive for employers to create safer workplaces. The current administration certainly thinks so: In fiscal year 2010, OSHA issueda record number of penalties of $1 million or higher, and in 2011 the agency continues to hand out heavy fines. As Kyle notes in his article, assistant OSHA administrator Jordan Barab has publicly stated his opinion that using penalties and bad publicity to "shame" employers is an effective tool.
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机译：在本期《安全与健康》杂志中，高级副编辑凯尔·W·莫里森（Kyle W. Morrison）研究了职业安全与卫生管理局的执法情况，以及是否受到巨额罚款可以激励雇主创造更安全的工作场所。本届政府当然是这样认为的：在2010财年，OSHA处以创纪录的100万美元或更高的罚款，而在2011年，该机构继续处以重罚。正如凯尔（Kyle）在他的文章中指出的那样，OSHA助理管理员乔丹·巴拉布（Jordan Barab）公开表示了他的观点，即使用罚款和不良宣传来“羞辱”雇主是一种有效的工具。
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