OSHA Inspection: SOARING EAGLE WATERPARK AND HOTEL

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    On or about January 14, 2013, employees were required to wear tight fitting half-face air purifying respirators while replacing empty muriatic acid barrels with full barrels, and a written respiratory protection program had not been established.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    On or about January 14, 2013, employees were required to wear tight fitting half-face air purifying respirators while replacing empty muriatic acid barrels with full barrels, and the employer had not provided medical evaluations to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    On or about January 14, 2013, employees were required to wear tight fitting half-face air purifying respirators while replacing empty muriatic acid barrels with full barrels, and the employer did not ensure that employees passed a qualitative or quantitative fit test.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(4)(i): Respirators that failed an inspection or were otherwise found to be defective were not removed from service and discarded or repaired only by persons appropriately trained to perform such operations:    On or about January 14, 2013, employees were required to wear tight fitting half-face air purifying respirators while replacing empty muriatic acid barrels with full barrels, and a defective North 5500 respirator had not been removed from service and discarded or repaired by an appropriately trained person.  The respirator's original inhalation valve had been replaced by a piece of a nitrile glove.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    On or about January 14, 2013, employees were required to wear tight fitting half-face air purifying respirators while replacing empty muriatic acid barrels with full barrels, and the employer had not provided respiratory protection training.