OSHA Inspection: MY BEST FRIEND ANIMAL HOSPITAL, INC. DBA BELLEMORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,302 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route:    The exit route to the rear door was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision could see along the exit route.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,302 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    The front and rear doors, which were used as exits, were not marked by a sign reading "Exit."

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  Along the exit access to the rear exit, the closet door by the rear exit, along with the doorway for the kennel, were not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation and could have been mistaken as an exit.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,302 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i)(D): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by elevation of 2.44 m (8.0 ft) or more above the floor or other working surface:    In the operating room, live electrical wires were observed running along the drop ceiling and powering the fluorescent lighting. The electrical lines, less than 8-feet from the floor, were exposed due to missing ceiling tiles and were not guarded by accidental contact.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,174 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:    The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program which described how workplace labeling, safety data sheet maintenance, and employee training would be met when employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Isothesia.

Issued

Sep 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work areas such as but not limited to Isothesia. Additionally, the employer did not inform employees where Safety Data Sheets were located at the facility.