OSHA Inspection: PLAZA BUDGET CLEANERS

Issued

Jan 28, 1988

Abate by

Feb 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $140 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
of serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
The hazard of inhalation of potentially levels of tetrachloroethylene
which occur as a result of tetrachoroethylene spills caused by an
obstruction to the normal flow of tetrachoroethylene in the Speed
Queen dry cleaning machine.
Feasible and effective abatement can be expected to include, but is not
limited to:
1) Assure that the button trap screen, overflow hose, and street L
piping are cleared of obstruction periodically, for example, at the
end of each shift.
2) Install a device to measure the liquid pressure on the upstream side
of the button trap screen to ensure that a tetrachoroethylene spill
will not occur.
3) Employee training to include maintenance procedures of the button
trap screen, street L piping, overflow hose, and emergencyevacuation
procedures.
Disclaimers
a) The employer is not limited to the abatement methods suggested by
OSHA;
b) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all
cases; and
c) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
effective abatement method.