OSHA Inspection: PASCO ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY, INC

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:      a) On or about 10/03/2014 at building # 11720, some of the exit doors were secured with locks, exposing employees to a fire hazard;          1- In suite 10 - Kennel area back door and hallway rear exit doors.      2- In suite 18 - Break room, file room and lab room exit doors.      3- In suite 24 - Book room rear exit door by casher's counter.

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a) On or about 10/03/2014, at building 11720 exit doors were not maintained free and unobstructed from medical equipment, boxes, mop carts and/or trash bags exposing employees to a fire hazard;      1- In suite 10 - Kennel area back door.     2- In suite 18 - Break room, file room and lab room exit doors.     3- In suite 24 - Book room rear exit door by casher's counter.

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(iii): Floor(s), working place(s), and passageway(s) were not kept free from protruding nails, splinters, loose boards, and unnecessary holes and openings to facilitate cleaning:        a) On or about 10/3/2014 at building 11720 suite 10, employees working in the kennel/cage areas were exposed to protruding nails and wires which creates cut or laceration hazard.

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    a. On or about 10/03/2014 at building # 11720, suite 10, in the Kennel and grooming area energized outlets which housed live electrical wires and connections did not have covers exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) On or about 10/3/2014 at building 11720 suite 10 and 18, employees used chemical products such as, but not limited to, Clorox, Davis Pyrethrins (flea and tick shampoo) potentially causing eye and skin irritation. A hazard communication program had not been developed.

Issued

Oct 28, 2014

Abate by

Nov 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were prominently displayed on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:  a) On or about 10/03/2014 in the animal wash/grooming area, bottles of chemical products mixed with grooming shampoo was not labeled as to the content, such as, but not limited to, Davis Pyrethrins' used to kill fleas & ticks thereby exposing employees to health hazards.