OSHA Inspection: SILVERLEAF RESORTS, INC.

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):     The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    The employer failed to conduct an evaluation of the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces; a collector tank (also referred to as a reservoir, surge tank, or surge pit) for the outdoor pool is a permit-required confined space.     Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):     The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the collector tank (also referred to as a reservoir, surge tank, or surge pit), a component of the outdoor pool's circulation system.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):     When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program for employee entry into the collector tank (also referred to as a reservoir, surge tank, or surge pit) for the outdoor pool.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):     The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:    The employer did not provide training for employees to acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary associated with entry into the collector tank (also referred to as a reservoir, surge tank, or surge pit) for the outdoor pool, a permit required confined space.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):    Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    In the outdoor pool equipment area/pump room, a triple outlet flexible extension cord was used as a substitute for fixed wiring; the extension cord provided power to a wall-mounted reliable water chemistry control system and a box fan.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).