Former building inspector faces prison time for fake safety certificates
March 9, 2010 by Fred HosierPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training
A former buildings inspector has been arrested for selling fake safety certificates for required OSHA training.
Michael Dinardo was charged in Manhattan Federal Court with selling 47 training cards to New York City undercover agents who didn’t complete any training.
If convicted, Dinardo could be sentenced to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The city requires construction employees working on buildings 15 stories or taller to complete a 10-hour OSHA training course. Crane operators need to take a 30-hour course.
Dinardo sold OSHA certification cards to undercover investigators, according to the New York Daily News. Price: $100 for a 10-hour card; $275 for a 30-hour card; and $325 for a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certificate.
Recently, OSHA revoked trainer status from four people nationwide.
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March 16th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
This sickens me. Behind every false certificate there is a potential injury or death. It’s too bad they can’t charge him with attempted manslaughter.
March 17th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
What gets me is this guy could get a $250,000 fine but in the other story “Lack of safety training leads to worker fatality and OSHA fine” the copy is only fined $7,000 for letting a guy who they new had “been involved in several previous crashes” operate a crane and eventually killed someone. What is wrong with this picture?
August 31st, 2010 at 2:54 pm
I agree Linda; well said!