OSHA Inspection: NEW JERSEY POOL MANAGEMENT LLC

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    a) Within the spa pump room, solutions of Sodium Hypochlorite and Hydrochloric Acid are incrementally fed to the spa tub of the LA Fitness club in North Brunswick via an automated system which monitors pH and sanitizer levels.  Metered chlorine and acid additions are from separate white plastic feed vats connected to the system via siphon hose.  One of the vats containing Hypochlorite had no label as to its contents or the chemical hazard(s) whatsoever.  The acid vat label read only "ACID",  and did not bear any warning as to the corrosive hazard associated with HCl; such as by words, pictures and/or symbols.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 12/19/2013.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3200.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Employee(s) such as Pool Technician(s) are provided elastomeric half-mask respirators with replaceable chemical cartridges for voluntary use in the pump room(s) as protection against the irritant effects of Chlorine & acid gas inhalation during replenishment of liquid Chlorine vats and/or pre-dilution of acid feed solution.  Those voluntary user(s) of respirators were not offered a medical evaluation for determining there suitability for wearing such respiratory protection; nor were written guideline developed for cleaning, storage & maintenance of the respirators.     Condition(s) were noted on or about 12/20/2013.    American Pool Management was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314679317, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/22/2011, with respect to a workplace located at Clifton NJ.

Issued

2014-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3200.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) An eyewash was not available in the spa pump room at the North Brunswick LA Fitness club for emergency flushing of the eyes in the event that a pool technician got Muriatic acid or Sodium Hypochlorite splashed into his / her eyes during handling of open containers and/or manual acid dilution.     Condition(s) were noted on or about 12/19/2013.    American Pool Management was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314679317, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/22/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 400 Colfax Ave., Clifton NJ.