OSHA Inspection: EASTER SEALS ALABAMA, INC.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3297.00 · Current $1978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, employees loading contaminated laundry into industrial washers were not provided and required to use personal protective equipment such as apron/coverall, shoe covering or similar equipment to prevent contamination.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, eye protection was not provided and utilized by employees when making manual additions of corrosive and irritating bleach(s) and detergent(s).  b) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, eye protection was not provided, required and utilize by employees when handling laundry from regulated areas potentially contaminated with cadmium and hexavalent chromium.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment were kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:   a) On or about 7/12/18 - Laundry worksite at ANAD, the presence of lead and cadmium was detected in a wipe sample taken from the top of the file cabinet in the office area.  b) On or about 7/12/18 - Laundry worksite at ANAD, the presence of cadmium was detected in a wipe sample taken from the tabletop utilized for lunch and breaks.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $616.00 · Current $370.00 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:  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, a written hazard communication program had not been developed for the site where employees have potential exposures to detergents, bleaches and contaminants present in work clothing being processed.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, secondary containers of detergent, placed at the washers, were not labeled as to the hazard of the material contained within.

Issued

2018-11-16 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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, the employer had not obtained a current Safety Data Sheet(SDS) for detergent, bleach and other cleaning chemicals.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $616.00 · Current $370.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0691

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:  a) On or about 6/20/18 - Laundry at ANAD worksite, the employer had not provided employees specific information on the potential harmful effects of exposures to chromium (VI) that may occur during the laundering of contaminated work clothing.