The US Department of Labor and Target agreed Monday “to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety” in 200 of Target’s northeast stores and to pay a penalty of $465,000.

In 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited eight Target stores for blocked exits and unsafe storage practices. Target will make changes over the next two years in its Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and New York stores to eliminate exit access problems and storage hazards.

The settlement authorizes managers to delay incoming shipments if needed to maintain clear exits and to acquire additional offsite storage space. Additionally, heightened surveillance on store exits is mandated by the settlement. Affected employees will be retrained, exits will be surveilled by camera and outside managers or third-party auditors will be checking the stores for clear exits multiple times per year.