OSHA Inspection: SHOREWOOD PACKAGING LLC

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Jul 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,650 · Current $1,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment which
were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to
employees exposed to excessive heat in the workplace:
a)  Facility--All of the employees in the finishing and cutting areas,
where the heat was in
excess of 93 degrees F,  had not been trained in:
1)  Hazards of heat stress.
2)  How to avoid heat stress by recognizing and avoiding situations that
can lead
to heat-related illnesses.
3)  Recognition of signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses.
4)  First-aid procedures.
5)  Employer's program to address heat-related illnesses.
Abatement Note:  One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among
others, to
correct this hazard is:
1)  Train new employees in the hazards of heat stress in the initial
employee
orientation.
2)  Include the hazards related to heat stress in the company's written
Safety and Health
Program.