OSHA Inspection: CAPITOL CLEANERS & LAUNDERERS, INC.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $4436.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not contain at least the elements in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A) through (c)(1)(ii)(C):     (a) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE -  On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that their Exposure Control Plan included an exposure determination for their employees.    (b) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that the Exposure Control Plan included their company's schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping.    (c) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that the Exposure Control Plan included their company's procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):    a) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to provided access of the company's written exposure control program to their employees with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:    (a) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to review and update the exposure control program at least annually. The program was last updated in 2007.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer's exposure determination did not include the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A) through (c)(2)(i)(C):    a) Capitol Uniform & Linen, Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that their exposure determination included a list of all job classifications in their facility for which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.    b) Capitol Uniform & Linen, Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that their exposure determination included a list of all job classifications in their facility for which some employees have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.    b) Capitol Uniform & Linen, Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that their exposure determination included a list of all tasks and procedures, or groups of closely related task and procedures, in which occupational exposure occurs and that are performed by employees in job classifications listed.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Capitol Uniform & Linen/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to provide training to employees with occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material.     Note:  The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section to include, but not limited to:   1.  Be provided at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposures may take place and at least annually thereafter, in accordance with 1910.1030(g)(ii).  2.  Contain a minimum the elements as provided in 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii).  3.  Be conducted by a person who is knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it relates to the workplace that the training will address as required in 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii).   4.  Training records shall be documented and maintained as outlined in paragraph 1910.1030(h)(2).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $4436.00 Reduced

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:    a) Capitol Uniform & Linen, Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2017, the employer failed to make the Hepatitis B vaccination series available to employees with occupational exposures blood and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2661.00 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) Capitol Uniforn & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016 the employer failed to develop and/or implement, a site specific program for employees who are exposed to hazardous chemical products used in the work place, including but not limited to Sodium Hypochlorite and Hydrogen Peroxide.    NOTE: A written program shall include descriptions of how the criteria for the following will be met:    1. Labeling and other forms of warning  2. Safety Data Sheets  3. Employee information and training    Additionally, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the work place must be compiled. Methods used to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the informing of contractors of workplace hazard must also be addressed. The written program must be made available upon request.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a)  Capitol Uniform and Linen, Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that portable fire extinguishers were inspected annually.  The last inspection of the fire extinguishers was in 2015.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident  a) Capitol Uniform & Linen Service/Dover, DE - On or about August 9, 2016  the employer failed to ensure that the circuit breakers operating at 240 and 110 volts were marked to indicate their purpose.