OSHA Inspection: FOREST SERVICE - LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2):  Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":      a)  U.S. Forest Service Lassen Nattional Forest - Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the designated exit door from Conference Room 1 did not have a sign reading "Exit" to direct employees to the nearest designated exit door and exit route from the building in case of emergency.    b)   U.S. Forest Service Lassen Nattional Forest - Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the designated exit door from Conference Room 3 did not have a sign reading "Exit" to direct employees to the nearest designated exit door and exit route from the building in case of emergency.    c)   U.S. Forest Service Lassen Nattional Forest - Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the designated exit door in the hallway between room numbers 213 and 214 did not have a sign reading "Exit" to direct employees through the door to the designated exit door out of the building in case of emergency.  No Exit sign on the door to the exterior of the building was in the line of sight from the hallway.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times:      a)  U.S. Forest Service Lassen National Forest: Forest Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, a directional exit sign was not located along the designated exit acces route from rooms 199, 200, 201 and restrooms located in the area directing employees south to a designated exit hallway (running East).      b)  U.S. Forest Service Lassen National Forest: Forest Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, a directional exit sign was not located along the designated exit acces route from rooms 199, 200, 201 and the restrooms directing employees to turn into a hallway to the right from the halfway running between rooms 183 and 193 and proceed down the GIS hallway.  Without the sign, Employees would proceed to the intersection of another hallway rather than turn to access the nearest exit.    c)   U.S. Forest Service Lassen National Forest: Forest Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, a directional exit signs were not located at the south end of the GIS hallway at the water fountain directing employees to turn to the right and then the left to continue along the designated exit route when the line of sight to the exit was not clearly visible.    d)   U.S. Forest Service Lassen National Forest: Forest Headquarters - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, a directional exit sign(s) were not located along the designated exit access route at the four corners area (safety poster hallway) indicating the direction to the nearest designated exit route/exit access.  Three hallways run along the area and the direction of travel to the nearest exit is unclear and not within line of sight.  Employees could take a wrong hallway and move further away from the exit in an emergency.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the Part 1904 records within the required four business hours:      a)  U.S. Forest Service Lassen National Forest - On or about June 27, 2012, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative within four hours of requesting the 1904 records during the opening conference for the Lassen National Forest.  The employer required a written request prior to the documents being provided.  The records in the written request dated August 6, 2012 were recieved September 5, 2012.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(4): Employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as a part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of appropriate equipment upon initial assignment and at least annually thereafter:      (a)  Lassen National Forest Forest Supervisors Office - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employes designated, by agreement to participate, to use portable fire extinguishers furnished for use by the Lassen National Forest had not been provided training in the use of the portable fire estinguishers at least annually.  Employees had not recieved fire extinguisher training since June 7, 2011 at the time of the inspection.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:      a)  U.S. Forest Service - Lassen National Forest - Forest Supervisors Office - On or about June 27, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the Forest's Bloodborne Pathogens program had not been Reviewed and Updated since December 2, 2009 as required.