OSHA Inspection: ANGEL HOTEL MANAGEMENT, LLC.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) Establishment - A lockout program was not developed for employees who performed job tasks including, but not limited to changing the belts on the rooftop HVAC air handling units. On or about 8/19/15.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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)  Housekeeping and laundry room - There was no eye wash station capable of providing fifteen minutes of continuous flushing where employees used corrosive chemical products such as, but not limited to 66 Heavy Duty Alkaline Bathroom Cleaner and Disinfectant (acetic acid) and bleach. On or about 8/19/15.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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) Establishment - A site specific written chemical hazard communication program was not developed or implemented for employees who used corrosive chemical products such as, but not limited to 66 Heavy Duty Alkaline Bathroom Cleaner and Disinfectant (acetic acid), bleach, and HDX Mold and Mildew Cleaner (sodium hypochlorite). On or about 8/19/15.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Establishment - Employees were not trained in the safety and health hazards of the corrosive chemical products they used such as, but not limited to 66 Heavy Duty Alkaline Bathroom Cleaner and Disinfectant (acetic acid), bleach, and HDX Mold and Mildew Cleaner (sodium hypochlorite). On or about 8/19/15.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    a)  Establishment - A site specific written bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan was neither developed or implemented for employees such as, but not limited to housekeepers and maintenance personnel who were potentially exposed to blood and OPIM (other potentially infectious materials) when cleaning rooms and doing laundry. On or about 8/19/15.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:  a)  Housekeeping Department - There was no sharps container meeting the requirements of the standard in the area where employees washed hotel bed blankets in which used sharps such as, but not limited to used needles could potentially be found. On or about 8/19/15.  NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:Note:  Does not apply to employees who have previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, for whom antibody testing has indicated immunity, or for whom the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons:  a)  Establishment - The hepatitis B vaccination series was not offered to employees such as, but not limited to housekeepers and maintenance personnel who were potentially exposed to blood and OPIM (other potentially infectious materials) when cleaning rooms and doing laundry. On or about 8/19/15.  NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:    a)  Establishment - Employees such as, but not limited to housekeepers and maintenance personnel who were potentially exposed to blood and OPIM (other potentially infectious materials) when cleaning rooms and doing laundry were not trained per the requirements of the standard. On or about 8/19/15.  NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.