OSHA Inspection: SHERATON LAGUNA GUAM RESORT

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4005.00 · Current $2804.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    A-Wing, exit door:  An exit door was bolted and roped shut preventing safe and immediate egress in the event of a fire or other emergency.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4712.00 · Current $3298.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, 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 any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):   Maintenance Shop, above work bench:  An LED was energized by spliced wires instead of an approved electrical fixture.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4712.00 · Current $3298.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer's written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present.  Employees use flammable paints, thinners, fuels, chlorinated pool chemicals, and various cleaning products, and list of the hazardous chemicals was not available.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   The employer did not maintain updated safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.  Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:                          Maintenance/Housekeeping:  Employees were not trained on the new label elements (e.g., pictograms and signal words) and the new safety data sheet information as required by the revised Hazard Communication Standard.  Employees use hazardous chemicals such as flammable paints, thinners, and fuels, chlorinated pool maintenance chemicals, caustic descaling products, and cleaning solutions, and were exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): For a wet process, drainage was not maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats was not provided.     Soft Water System Maintenance:   A stair way with three risers leading to a work platform was wet and slippery creating a slip, trip, and fall hazards.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):      Maintenance Department:  Fit testing was not conducted for employees that are required to don 3M negative pressure respirators (MD#6300) and 3M N95's to protect them against the health hazards associated with exposure to corrosive vapors or for personal comfort.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     Tool Shop: Electrical panel C was blocked by stored materials.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):  Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:   Electrical Room:   An electrical outlet faceplate was broken, exposing employees to live electrical components.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.   Maintenance, above the desk:  The outer insulation on the cords belonging to a fluorescent light and the adjacent outlet box were separated from the connectors.  Employees were exposed to electrical and fire hazards.