OSHA Inspection: PLANNED BUILDING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,831 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:      a) Basement Area:   The exit route from the basement exit door leading from the basement to outside of Building 1 was obstructed by various supplies and equipment (e.g., mop buckets, buffing machine parts, pails of joint compound, plastic containers, etc.; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,831 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a) Basement:   The exit door leading to Building 6 was not marked with a sign reading "Exit"; on or about 11/20/18.    b) Basement:   The exit door leading to Building 7 was not marked with a sign reading "Exit"; on or about 11/20/18

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) Basement:  The basement areas connecting buildings 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 did not have signs posted to indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a)  Basement Area - Near the Mini-Shop/Building 5:  A barricaded double door which was not intended to be an exit was not marked as "Not an Exit" or similar designation; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Apr 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,440 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Various locations in Building 1 through 7:   Employees used various corrosive chemicals [e.g., bleach, acid bowl cleaner (hydrochloric acid)] and suitable facilities for quick drenching of the eyes were not provided in the work area for immediate emergency use; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,051 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): Radial saw(s) did not have an upper hood that completely enclosed the upper portion of the blade down to a point including the end of the saw arbor:    a) Basement  - Mini-Shop:  An employee operated a miter saw which had a broken upper hood which prevented complete enclosure of the upper portion of the blade; on or about 11/6/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,440 · Current $2,750 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)  Throughout the Facility:  Employees used various hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:   Trouble-Shooter Baseboard Stripper (2-butoxyethanol, ethanolamine), Snowhite Mild Low-Acid Bowl Cleaner (hydrochloric acid); Goof-Off Pro Strength Graffiti Remover (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone), Glug Crystals (sodium hydroxide), etc. and the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  Throughout the Facility:  Employees used various hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:   Trouble-Shooter Baseboard Stripper (2-butoxyethanol, ethanolamine), Snowhite Mild Low-Acid Bowl Cleaner (hydrochloric acid); Goof-Off Pro Strength Graffiti Remover (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone), Glug Crystals (sodium hydroxide), etc. and the employer did not have safety data sheets for these hazardous chemicals; on or about 11/20/18.

Issued

Mar 7, 2019

Abate by

Mar 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:  a)  Basement:  The two employee bathrooms were not provided with individual hand towels as required by the standard; on or about 11/20/19