OSHA Inspection: GARDEN CENTER MAINTENANCE

Issued

Dec 20, 2011

Abate by

Dec 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a
place of
employment which was free of recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
excessive heat:
On or about August 23, 2011 and at times prior thereto, Laborers for
Garden Center
Maintenance performing the tasks of constructing the Clear Span Building
at the job site
located at 5015 Highway 7 in Davis, Oklahoma were subjected to the
recognized hazard of
excessive heat.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to establish a Heat Stress Management Program which incorporates
guidelines from the
ACGIH's Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices and/or the
National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) document "Working in
Hot
Environments." Such a program may include, but is not limited to: 1.
acclimating employees
beginning work in hot environments or those returning from absent periods
of three or more
days, 2. developing a work/rest regiment, 3.providing cool water and
requiring employees to
drink 5-7 ounces of fluid every 15-20 minutes-rather than relying on
thirst, 4. providing cool
rest areas, 5. providing training for employees regarding the health
effects associated with
heat stress, symptoms of heat induced illnesses and the methods of
preventing such illnesses
and 6. Establish a screening program to identify health conditions
aggravated by exposure to
heat stress.

Issued

Dec 20, 2011

Abate by

Dec 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 20, 2011

Abate by

Dec 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced