OSHA Inspection: BRIGHTON-BEST INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Issued

2013-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2550.00

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.  2660 Pinemeadow Court, Duluth, GA (Throughout Facility) - Employees were exposed to entrapment hazard.  There were several designated, marked, and identified emergency exit doors located throughout the facility which were hidden by 21 feet high storage racks, stocked with boxes of storage items, throughout the entire facility.  There were no directional exit markings indicating the way to travel, on or about 06/05/13.

Issued

2013-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2550.00

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.  2660 Pinemeadow Court, Duluth, GA (Throughout Facility) - Employees were exposed to fire hazard.  Several portable fire extinguishers in the warehouse were not mounted and marked/identified as to its location.  There were portable fire extinguishers hidden behind storage racks poles, making it difficult to access the fire extinguishers in the event of an emergency.  Employees are required put out incipient stage fires if one should occur, on or about 06/05/15.

Issued

2013-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:   a.  2660 Pinemeadow Court, Duluth, GA (Warehouse Area) - Employees were not inspecting the powered industrial trucks on a daily basis before placing them in service to detect any malfunction relating to the powered industrial trucks.  The powered industrial trucks are used on a daily basis to stock and retrieve storage throughout the facility, on or about 06/05/13.