OSHA Inspection: RDB INVESTMENTS, INC.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location shall be suitable for the location.    On November 10, 2015, employees were exposed to electric shock and electrocution hazards while working in the fish room where receptacles were not suitable for wet and damp locations.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Mar 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(vi): A receptacle installed in a wet location where the product intended to be plugged into it is not attended while in use (for example, sprinkler system controllers, landscape lighting, and holiday lights) shall have an enclosure that is weatherproof with the attachment plug cap inserted or removed.    On November 10, 2015, employees were exposed to electric shock and electrocution hazards while working the fish room where the receptacles did not have weatherproof enclosures.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  The employer did not certify in writing that a hazard assessment had been performed for employees required to wear latex gloves while applying formalin.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and    Employees were provided with 3M half mask respirators for voluntary use where the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of 1910.134.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Abate by

Mar 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).    Employees were provided 3M half mask respirators for voluntary use and the employer did not implement the elements of a written respiratory protection program that addressed medical evaluation, cleaning, storage and maintenance.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.    The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards such as but not limited to formaldehyde during formalin medicating in the fish room.

Issued

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    The employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine employee's ability to use a respirator where the employees were provided 3M half mask respirators for voluntary use.