OSHA Inspection: PINE REST FUNERAL HOME, INC.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(5): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program for formaldehyde exposures in the workplace:  a)  Facility wide; On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include substances that contain formaldehyde without putting in place a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Facility wide; On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to formalin, disinfectants, and cleaning chemicals without putting in place a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(4)(i): An employer who uses formaldehyde-containing materials listed in paragraph (m)1(i) did not comply with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) with regard to the development and updating of material safety data sheets.  a)  Facility wide; On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that such as formalin that contain formaldehyde without maintaining material safety data sheets on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a)  Facility wide; On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to gasoline, formalin, disinfectants, and cleaning chemicals without maintaining material safety data sheets on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to formaldehyde participated in a training program:    a)  Facility: On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to formalin that contained formaldehyde without training employees in the required element of 29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(3)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(3)(vii).

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to formalin, disinfectants, and cleaning chemicals without training employees in the required element of the hazard communication standard including those element required under the global harmonization revisions to the standard.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i):   Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.  a)  Facility: On or about December 3, 2015 and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to ensure that a written Blood Borne Pathogen Plan to include an Exposure Control Plan was available and implemented to cover all funeral home employees with exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure.  a)  Facility: On December 3, 2015 and at times prior; the employer exposed employee(s) to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing to make the Hepatitis B vaccine available to employees with a reasonably anticipated exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2016-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A):  The employer did not ensure that training provided to employees with occupational exposure was conducted at the time initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place:   a)  Facility: On or about December 3, 2015, and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards by failing train to employees with a reasonable anticipated exposure to blood in the required element of a bloodborne pathogens programs at the time of their initial assignment and annually thereafter.