OSHA Inspection: AVI CASINO

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures:  The respiratory protection program did not include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.    a) At the Avi Casino, the employer did not implement the requirements of the respirator program, employees were told to wear 3M NIOSH 6006, comfo classic, and polypropylene dust respirators during house keeping and EVS activities.  Medical evaluations and fit tests were not completed.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.    a) In the EVS Manager's Office Flammable storage, a complete list of hazardous chemicals in the workplace such as the Klean Strip denatured alcohol burning fuel was not included on the list.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) In the EVS Manager's Office' Flammable storage, material safety data sheets were not available for the Klean Strip denatured alcohol burning fuel.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures were not permanent, continuous, and effective.  a) At the Avi Casino's Chemical Storage next to men's room, the orange extension cord used to plug-in vacuum cleaner was missing a ground pin.