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. 2022 Apr 19;22:708. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13057-4

Table 1.

Worker protection standard compliance and violation enforcement from 2015–2019

Year Total No Action/ Enforcement
WPS Facilities Violations Only Action Inspection Violation Enforcement
Facilities Inspected Found Warning Taken Rate Rate Rate
2019 304,106 3475 1903 1595 308 1.1% 54.8% 16.2%
2018 304,106 3774 2057 1676 381 1.2% 54.5% 18.5%
2017 304,106 3418 2296 1997 299 1.1% 67.2% 13.0%
2016 304,106 3320 1142 789 353 1.1% 34.4% 30.9%
2015 304,106 3557 1199 925 274 1.2% 33.7% 22.9%
5-yr Avg 304,106 3509 1719 1396 323 1.2% 49.0% 18.8%