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OSHA Inspection: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE in NWS - NOAA 3720 PARADISE DRIVE, ELKO, NV 89801 (NAICS 519190). OSHA activity number 335096582.

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Site address
NWS - NOAA 3720 PARADISE DRIVE
City
ELKO
State
NV
ZIP
89801
Mailing
3720 PARADISE DRIVE, ELKO, NV 89801
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
519190
Employees
23
Ownership type
D

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.36 G02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 23, 2012
Abate by
Dec 7, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2):   Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.    (a) At the National Weather Service, NOAA-Elko, exit access was obstructed by desks and traffic cones.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.37 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 23 exposed
Issued
Nov 23, 2012
Abate by
Dec 7, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2):   Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit".    (a) At the National Weather Service, NOAA-Elko, the electrical exit door was not marked "EXIT".
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.303 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 23, 2012
Abate by
Dec 7, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):  Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.    (a) At the National Weather Service, NOAA-Elko, warning coordination meteorologist area, the relocatable power tap was plugged into an extension cord not directly to the wall outlet.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1200 E01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 18 exposed
Issued
Nov 23, 2012
Abate by
Dec 7, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):   The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet.    (a) At the National Weather Service, NOAA-Elko, the employer did not maintain a complete inventory of all chemicals in the work place to include: Home-lite charcoal lighter fluid, xtreme goo gone solvent remover, home-lite bleach, etc,.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1200 G08

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 18 exposed
Issued
Nov 23, 2012
Abate by
Dec 7, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace.    (a) At the National Weather Service, NOAA-Elko, copies of material safety data sheets were not kept and made available in the work place for Home-lite charcoal lighter fluid, xtreme goo gone solvent remover, home-lite bleach, etc,.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335096582.

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