Heberle Disposal Service Inc, a solid waste collection company, has just received additional fines from OSHA for failing to correct safety hazards, cited in 2008. They face additional fines up to $304,200. OSHA cited various safety hazards during a 2008 inspection. The additional fines also include new and recurring safety hazards at its Alvanar Road work site.
Officials from OSHA cited the company in June 2008 for 12 serious violations. A 2009 follow-up inspection found that five of the 12 cited hazards remained uncorrected. The uncorrected safety hazards are composed of: improper transfer of flammable liquids; not ensuring employees were competent to operate powered industrial trucks; not informing and training employees about the hazardous chemicals in their workplace; allowing spark-producing equipment near flammable paint spray areas; and not determining an employee's medical fitness to wear a respirator. These uncorrected conditions resulted in the issuance of five failure-to-abate notices carrying $288,000 in proposed fines.
"The sizable fines proposed here reflect the gravity of this employer's ongoing failure to correct clear and recognized hazards that could result in burns, crushing injuries or death for its employees," said Arthur Dube, OSHA's area director in Buffalo, N.Y.
The company now has 15 days to comply, meet or contest the OSHA citations. The question is: Will they really comply this time?
Sources:
www.osha.gov
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