OSHA Inspection: USGS-WESTERN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a) Room 115, hallway leading to the exit, was not posted with directional signs.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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1910.37(b)(7): Each exit sign did not have the word "Exit" in plainly eligible letters not less that six inches (15.2 cm) high, with the principal strokes of the letters in the word "Exit" not less than three fourths of an inch (1.9 cm) wide:    a) At the east conference room, exit door to main hallway, the "Exit" sign letters were two inchs high and one half inch high.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    a) Chemical storage room, the mounted fire extinguisherhad an opaque plastic cover that obsecured the fire extingusiher and all indentifying marks.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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 Western Ecological Research Center, room 104, there was a red desk fan plugged to a re-locatable power tap.     b) At the Western Ecological Research Center, room 105, there was a space heater plugged to a re-locatable power tap.     c) At the Western Ecological Research Center, room 222, there was a "Protek" microscope plugged to a orange extension cord that was plugged to a re-locatable power tap.     d) At the Western Ecological Research Center, room 222, there was a brown corded desk lamp plugged to a re-locatable power tap.