ATHENS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL COOLING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GLOBAL COOLING, INC. in 6000 POSTON ROAD, ATHENS, OH 45701 (NAICS 333415). OSHA activity number 339836793.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GLOBAL COOLING, INC.
- Site address
- 6000 POSTON ROAD
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45701
- Mailing
- 6000 POSTON ROAD, ATHENS, OH 45701
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
- 333415
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,666 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): a. At the workplace, the employer did not conduct a workplace hazard assessment to determine what personal protective equipment is necessary.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1666
- · Z (S) $2380
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,666 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5). a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that each employee had completed the required training prior to operating a powered industrial vehicle.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1666
- · Z (S) $2380
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,785 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met: a. At the workplace, the employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1249.5
- · Z (S) $1785
1910.37 B06
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m2) are permitted. a. In the rear of the building, the exit sign above the emergency exit door was not illuminated.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request. a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that portable fire extinguishers received an annual maintenance check.
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 339836793.
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