OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC BAY HOTEL

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,803 · Current $1,962 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:     Maintenance Shop: Two electrical panel boxes were blocked by stored materials.  A three foot clearance was not maintained.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,607 · Current $3,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): Lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lamp  holder with a guard.      Maintenance Shop: An energized fluorescent tube was supported by two coat hangers instead of an approved electrical fixture.  It is possible to make contact with the tube and break it and to come in contact with spliced wires used to energize the tube.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,803 · Current $1,962 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):   Flexible cords and cables were used for purposes prohibited by subparagraphs (a) through (f) of this paragraph.  In the following location, flexible cord was used in lieu of permanent wiring:     Maintenance Shop:  An orange extension cord was used to energize an air conditioning unit in a fixed location instead of using permanent wiring such as a wall outlet.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $2,309 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:                    Hazard Communication Program:  The written hazard communication program was inadequate.  Employees use hazardous chemicals such as Ecolab and Oasis cleaning products, Behr paints,  floor strippers and muriatic acid. The following elements were missing from the program:        1. Current Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) to replace the former Material Safety Data Sheets;                2. A description of the new pictogram system;              3. A description of the labeling system that will be used in the workplace;   4. A list of chemical products currently being used

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.   Maintenance Room:  The maintenance shop was excessively cluttered and maintained in an unsanitary condition.