safety violation
Dangerous rule break
A safety violation is a failure to follow established rules or regulations designed to prevent harm.
The term appears most often in workplace contexts—OSHA citations, construction sites, factory floors—but extends to any setting with safety protocols: The inspector cited three safety violations.
A violation may be a single dangerous act or an ongoing condition that creates risk.
- hazardSource of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- danger zoneHigh-risk location
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
- citationMention of a source
fine · inspection · hard hat · helmet · harness · negligence · risk · near miss · accident · slip and fall · injury · warning · caution · tape · barrier · fire exit · protocol · breach
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- violationsinfractions, infraction, breach, offense, breaches
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- corporate crisesbankruptcy filing, scandal, lawsuit, layoffs, data breach
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
safety violationsafety compliance
Following required protective rules
OSHA compliance · best practice · due diligence · conformance · safety standard
safety violationsafety measure
Action taken preventing harm
safety protocol · protective measure · accident prevention · hazard prevention · risk mitigation
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