OSHA Inspection: GCD SALEM HOSPITALITY

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, the employer did not require the use of eye protection where employees pour corrosive liquids including muriatic acid and chlorine into the automatic feed system for the indoor pool pump.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $1,326 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:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program where employees are required to wear half faced respirators while performing work with pool chemicals such as, but not limited to, muriatic acid and sodium hypochlorite.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, each employee required to use a respirator in the workplace did not have a medical evaluation.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, employees required to use tight-fitting half faced respirators were not provided a fit test.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, employees required to wear half faced tight-fitting respirators were not provided comprehensive and understandable training.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Dec 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $3,315 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 and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, a suitable eyewash station was not available to employees where employees are exposed to corrosive materials including muriatic acid and sodium hypochlorite.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,956 · Current $7,956

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): 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 information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v)  Location: indoor pool pump room  On or about September 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that secondary containers for muriatic acid and chlorine were labeled with information on the hazards of the chemical.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Dec 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Location: indoor pool pump room    On or about September 20, 2019, the employer did not provide information and training to employees on the hazards of chlorine and muriatic acid at the time of initial assignment, or when the process changed to an automatic feed system.