OSHA Inspection: NEW FITNESS CONCEPTS AMENITY MANAGEMENT

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage    a) Pool Chemical Mixing Room, 24 Hour Fitness Center:  The employer stored two incompatible chemicals such as, but not limited to, sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid, next to each other which can create a vigorous reaction,  if the chemicals came into contact with each other, on or about 6/13/2012.

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      a) Establishment:  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees who use hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, muriatic acid and bleach, on or about 6/11/2012.

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:      a) Pool Chemical Mixing Room, 24 Hour Fitness Center:  The employer did not provide effective training and information for the life guard to prevent him from mixing incompatible chemicals such as, but not limited to, sodium hypochlorite with muriatic acid, on or about 6/11/2012.

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.        a) Pool Chemical Mixing Room, 24 Hour Fitness Center:  Where employees were provided with a North negative pressure respirator to use while handling hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite, the employer did not provide the basic information as specified in Appendix D of this section in written or oral format, on or about 6/11/2012.