FERNDALE, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON WATER SCIENCE CENTER
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON WATER SCIENCE CENTER in 1350 SLATER ROAD, SUITE 5, FERNDALE, WA 98248 (NAICS 541710). OSHA activity number 340794890.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 1350 SLATER ROAD, SUITE 5
- City
- FERNDALE
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98248
- Mailing
- 1350 SLATER ROAD, SUITE 5, FERNDALE, WA 98248
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 541710
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i): Caution signs were not used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices: a) Soldering Work Bench, where caution signs were not posted to alert employees to the potential of lead exposure and the precautions to take.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): a) Soldering Work Bench, where a safety data sheet was not maintained for Forney 60/40 Rosin Core solder.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) Facility, where hazard communication training had not been provided. Employees utilized Forney 60/40 Rosin Core solder to repair electronic equipment.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling: a) Kitchen Area, where a relocatable power tap was used to supply power to the Mr. Coffee drip coffee maker.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: a) Facility, where the employer provided 3M 8210-Plus respirators to employees for voluntary use during housekeeping tasks.
Recent events (1)
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340794890.
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