OSHA Inspection: NEJAME POOL SPECIALISTS

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(4): Portable fire extinguishers for use on Class B fires were not distributed so that the travel distance from the Class B hazard area to any extinguisher was 50 feet or less:  a). On or about 6/5/18, on site, for employees handling chemicals such as Hydrochloric acid. Employees remove the containers of liquid hydrochloric acid from the warehouse and load into trucks to various customer sites. The hydrochloric acid is stored at the site. The employer did not provide fire extinguishers. The hydrochloric acid is a Class B fire hazard.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2356.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a). On or about 6/4/18, on site, for employees handling Hydrochloric acid when working with pools. Hydrochloric acid is caustic. The employer did not implement a written hazard communication program with training.

Issued

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:   a). On or about 6/4/18, on site, for employees handling Hydrochloric acid when working with pools. Hydrochloric acid is caustic. The employer did not implement training to include the hazards associated with using the chemical.