OSHA Inspection: SAINT ANNE'S TERRACE, INC.

Issued

Dec 11, 2012

Abate by

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.    a) Laundry Room - The electrical panel box was not properly identified, in that, each circuit was not legibly and durably marked at the point or origin to indicate its purposes.  All circuit breakers on the 208 voltages panel box were not marked for their intended purposes.  Employees were exposed to a shock and/or burn hazards.

Issued

Dec 11, 2012

Abate by

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    a) Laundry Room - Equipment such as heater, laundry bin and a milk crate was stored in front of the 208 volts electrical panel box creating insufficient working space for authorized personnel who were required to perform service or maintenance on the equipment.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 11, 2012

Abate by

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 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) Employer did not develop a written hazard communication program including listing and documenting all the chemicals employees are required to use on a daily basis that including but not limited ADP mold zap, liquid bleach, citrus degreaser, detergent, Green Works, Lysol and pro plus purpose cleaner.

Issued

Dec 11, 2012

Abate by

Jan 8, 2013

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) The employer did not provide any training to the employees on the hazardous chemicals used on a daily basis that, including but not limited to ADP mold zap, liquid bleach, citrus degreaser, detergent, Green Works, Lysol and pro plus purpose cleaner.