RIDGEFIELD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: REDDING VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of REDDING VETERINARY HOSPITAL in 235 ETHAN ALLEN HIGHWAY, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877 (NAICS 541940). OSHA activity number 339089799.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- REDDING VETERINARY HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 235 ETHAN ALLEN HIGHWAY
- City
- RIDGEFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06877
- Mailing
- 235 ETHAN ALLEN HIGHWAY, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 541940
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit." Jobsite: The employer did not have a designated exit door in a rear office room marked with a sign reading "Exit."
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $700
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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. Jobsite: The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program, that describes the program elements as specified in sections (f), (g) and (h), for the employees to use and reference that work with hazardous chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 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. Jobsite: The employer did not provide information and training on the subject of hazard communication for their employees at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical/solvent was introduced into the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use. Jobsite: The employer did not have material safety data sheet for solvents and disinfectants, such as but not limited to, Vedco that are readily available for employees to use and reference.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.38 B
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. Jobsite: The employer did not inform and instruct their employees on the proper evacuation plan(s) to exit the workplace in the event of an emergency.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339089799.
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