OSHA Inspection: HALPERNS STEAK & SEAFOOD CO.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,577 · Current $4,546 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route must be adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route.  At the job site on or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide the required lighted exit route within the freezer portion of the job site.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit."  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a clearly visible and marked "Exit" sign at the exit to the freezer/refrigeration area of the facility.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a clearly visible direction of travel to the exit in the freezer/refrigeration work area.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.   On or about and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to anhydrous ammonia without a workplace assessment conducted for personal protective equipment.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:   On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to use of personal protective equipment including full-face respirators without required training.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c):   On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not established a written respiratory protection program, exposing employees to respiratory hazards while exposed to anhydrous ammonia leak.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 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.  On November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for the use of respirators.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not identified or evaluated the respiratory hazard of the chemical exposure.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 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):   On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not established a written hazard communication program, exposing employees to hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not obtained and provided a Safety Data Sheet in the workplace for the chemicals used at the facility.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced

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:  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, employees were not afforded information and training for the hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i): Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.).  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, employees were not afforded training in methods and monitoring that may be used to identify a hazardous chemical release in the work area.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;  On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not developed employee training that included the physical, health and simple asphyxiation of the ammonia hazards.

Issued

Mar 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used;   On or about November 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer had not established a written hazard communication program that included training for measures employees can take to protect themselves from hazards of anhydrous ammonia.