OSHA Inspection: GARDEN VILLA HOTEL

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,297 · Current $2,308 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     Maintenance Department:  A written respiratory protection program was not established for employees required to don 3M negative pressure respirators (MD# 7502) to protect them against the health hazards associated with corrosive vapors.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:     Maintenance Department:  A qualified program administrator was not designated to oversee an effective respiratory protection program for employees required to don negative pressure respirators to protect them from the health hazards associated with corrosive vapors.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   Maintenance Department:  Medical evaluations have not been performed for employees required to don negative pressure respirators to protect them from the health hazards associated with corrosive vapors.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees have been provided with and are required to don 3M negative pressure respirators (MD# 7502) to protect them against the health hazards associated with exposure to corrosive vapors.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,297 · Current $2,308 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated and rendered inoperable.       Maintenance Department: The employer did not establish an energy control program that consists of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for maintenance employees performing routine maintenance and service on various types on HVAC and electrical systems  Types of stored energy include, but are not limited to, mechanical, gravitational, hydraulic, and electrical.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.   Maintenance Department:  Employees were not trained by the employer to be authorized in LO/TO procedures.  Maintenance employees perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC and electrical systems and are potentially exposed to the unexpected release of energy types such as, but not limited to hydraulic, mechanical, gravitational, and electrical of various magnitudes.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,297 · Current $2,308 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; a list of hazardous chemicals was not available.  Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 20, 2018

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