Workplace Safety Violations and Your Professional License
Complying with workplace safety laws and regulations can seem like a real pain. It often feels like a lot of bureaucracy for sometimes unlikely situations. Regardless of whether workplace safety regulations are designed to protect workers from common injuries or the one-in-a-million freak accident, as a tradesperson, you must be in compliance.
If you’re a tradesperson facing disciplinary action against your license for an alleged workplace safety violation, you need the LLF National Law Firm. Ignoring the case against you or fighting the allegations alone, even if they are false, is a bad idea. Our Professional License Defense Team has successfully protected the licenses of countless tradespeople throughout the country. Call us today at 888-535-3686 or contact us online.
Who We Can Help
Our attorneys have defended clients before professional boards, including the California Contractors State Licensure Board, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, New York State’s Division of Licensing Services, and Florida’s Construction Industry Licensing Board. We can help tradespeople in any line of work, from building inspectors to welders.
Common Workplace Safety Violations That May Threaten Your License
Many workplace safety violations can trigger your licensing board to take disciplinary action. The most common violations we see at the LLF National Law Firm include:
- Failure to use proper protective equipment
- Failure to operate tools or machinery according to the manufacturer’s instruction
- Improper handling of electrical components
- Lack of safety training
- Scaffolding and fall protection violations
Workplace Safety Violation Disciplinary Action Process
Whether you’re an electrician, plumber, general contractor, or any other type of tradesperson, most state licensing boards have a similar disciplinary action process for workplace safety violations. While each board may vary slightly in its rules, timelines, and procedures, the process will generally follow this path.
Disciplinary action will start when a complaint is filed against you or your business with the relevant state licensing board. When the professional licensing board receives a complaint, it will conduct a preliminary review to confirm the allegations violate relevant laws, regulations, or industry standards. If so, the licensing board will open an investigation.
At this point, you will be notified of the case against you. You and other parties may be interviewed or asked to provide evidence or documentation supporting your case. During the investigative phase, the LLF National Law Firm attorney will work with your licensing board to come to a resolution that benefits you. You should never accept a settlement or admit guilt without first consulting a seasoned professional license defense attorney at the LLF National Law Firm.
Once the investigation is complete, you may move to a formal hearing if a settlement has not been negotiated. Hearings can be before the licensure board or an administrative law judge, depending on the laws in your state. Hearings are a bit like a trial in court. The LLF National Law Firm attorney will present your defense and fight to retain your license by providing evidence and testimony. After the hearing or within a short period, you will be notified if the board will take disciplinary action against your license, such as a warning, probation, suspension, or revocation.
Retain the LLF National Law Firm Today
Safety violations, even just one incident, can threaten your professional license and career. Even misunderstandings or miscommunications about a safety violation can get the attention of your licensing board. At the LLF National Law Firm, our Professional License Defense Team has fought to protect the licenses of our plumber, electrician, contractor, and other tradesperson clients. Get started with the LLF National Law Firm attorney today by calling 888-535-3686 or contacting us online.