OSHA Inspection: THE COUNTRY CLUB OF ST. ALBANS

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

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 safety data sheet for carbon dioxide in the form of dry ice, was not obtained and made accessible to employees.  Dry ice was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer; dry ice had been obtained and used in the past at the workplace for cooling food items.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $6338.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i): The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area:  Employees who handled or were exposed to chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, were not provided training on methods and observations that could be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical, including  carbon dioxide, such as methods to detect oxygen depletion, atmospheric increase in carbon dioxide gas, or that carbon dioxide gas at high concentrations may result in a sour taste, increased heart rate, and dizziness.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 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:  Employees who handled or were exposed to chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, were not provided training on the physical and health hazards of carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas upon sublimation), as well as other chemical products used at the facility, such as sanitizers and cleaning chemical products.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:  Employees who handled or were exposed to chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, were not provided training on measures that could be taken to protect from exposure to carbon dioxide gas, such as prohibition from entering a space where there was a possibility of dangerous levels of the gas.   Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  Employees who handled or were exposed to chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, as well as sanitizers and cleaning chemical products, were not told of the location and availability of the employer's written hazard communication program.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 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:  Employees who handled or were exposed to chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, as well as sanitizers and cleaning chemical products, were not provided training on the workplace labeling system for chemical product containers or for other chemical products to which employees could be exposed but were not contained in shipped containers, and training on safety data sheet information.   Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:  A list of chemical products was not made, such as by producing a list preceding safety data sheets (SDS) kept in the SDS binder, or by some other method, for chemical products, including carbon dioxide (dry ice and its gas), which was obtained by the employer on August 25, 2018, and kept in the kitchen walk-in freezer for several days, as well as other chemical products used at the facility, such as sanitizers and cleaning chemical product,    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.