Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of electrocution due to the lack of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) protection on circuits in all wet locations throughout the facility including the dietary department, dishwashing area, housekeeping and laundry departments: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is to install GFCI protected outlets and/or circuit breakers on all receptacles and equipemnt in required areas per the National Electrical Code Handbook (NFPA 70-1996), 517-20. a)Rowan Community, Denver, CO: Electrical equipment and 110-volt a/c electrical receptacles in the dietary department, dishwashing department, housekeeping, and laundry and other potentially wet locations were not provided with GFCI overcurrent protection devices to prevent serious injury or death to employees. Condition exposed employees to the hazard of electric shocks and burns. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.