Willful violation is defined as an "act done voluntarily with either an intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to," the requirements of Acts, regulations, statutes or relevant workplace policies.[1][2][3] This is described with slightly different emphasis in an OSHA technical manual that a "willful violation exists under the Act where the evidence shows either an intentional violation of the Act or plain indifference to its requirements."[4]
Criminal recklessness is similarly described in Black's Law Dictionary as "Conduct whereby the actor does not desire harmful consequence but...foresees the possibility and consciously takes the risk," or alternatively as "a state of mind in which a person does not care about the consequences of his or her actions."[5]
See also
Actus reus – In criminal law, the "guilty act" ("guilty act")
Automatism (law) – Legal defence; the criminal was unaware of their actions during the crime
Recklessness (law) – In law, state of mind where one disregards risks in pursuing an action
Regulatory offence – Crime for which mens rea is not required to prove culpability
Rescue doctrine – in U.S. tort law, the principle that a tortfeasor who places the tort victim in danger is liable for any harm caused to any person injured in an effort to rescue that victim, in addition to the harm to the victimPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Treble damages – Right of a court to triple the amount of the actual/compensatory damages awarded
Willful blindness – Strategy for attempting to avoid liabilityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets (also called "willful ignorance" or "contrived ignorance")
References
^Report No. 2005-04-I-TX U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Investigation Report, 2005 Refinery Explosion and Fire, BP Texas City, Texas, March 23, (15 Killed, 180 Injured), March 2007, Page 20