OSHA Inspection: USDA FOREST SERVICE - SAN BERNARDINO NF

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Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   Hallway Outside Ranger's Office: On or about 05JUN13, an exit door leading outside was not labeled with a sign reading "Exit".

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).  Hallway Outside Ranger's Office: On or about 05JUN13, a door leading to the ranger's office was not marked "not an exit".

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places when not being used:   Copy Room: On or about 05JUN13, a fire extinguisher was on the floor and not mounted in its designated location, exposing employees to delay in locating the fire extinguisher in the event of fire.

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Permit Administration Office: On or about 05JUN13, two power strips were connected in series to provide 120VAC electrical service to office equipment.   (b) Botanist Office: On or about 05JUN13, two power strips were connected in series to provide 120VAC electrical service to office equipment.   (c) Break Room: On or about 05JUN13, a relocatable power tap was used to provide 120VAC electrical service to a microwave oven and coffee pot.

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:   Break Area: On or about 05JUN13, 120VAC live conductors were exposed to inadvertent employee contact where an opening on an electrical box was left uncovered.

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

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Aug 5, 2013

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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:    Restoration Office: On or about 05JUN13; access to an electrical panel was obstructed by the accumulated containers, backpacks, and paperwork.

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

Abate by

Aug 5, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(i): All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms or on rooftops did not have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel:   Men's Bathroom: On or about 05JUN13, a GFCI protected receptacle outlet was not operational, failing to activate when the grounding path was interrupted.

Issued

Jul 10, 2013

Abate by

Aug 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(d)(1): Switchboards with exposed live parts. Switchboards that have any exposed live parts shall be located in permanently dry locations and shall be accessible only to qualified persons.   Break Room: On or about 05JUN13, openings in a circuit breaker panel were not covered exposing unqualified employees to inadvertent contact with live 120VAC service conductors.