OSHA Inspection: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PEACE ARCH

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:   a)      Room 142;  Employees use a microwave (designated for seized agriculture products) to heat up their lunch and eat in the laboratory setting which contains toxic materials including but not limited to:  ethanol, germicidal Chlorox bleach and Vircon.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)      Room 142;  Employees were eating lunch in the laboratory and there was not a caution sign in the area stating NO EATING OR DRINKING.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a)  Room 142;  The glass ethanol container did not have a label which stated ETHANOL and a hazard label warning (FLAMMABLE) pictogram or word.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 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:  a)      Room 246;  The employer did not have a safety data sheet for the McFarland Cascade pressure treated wood, which was cut to construct Canine training props.