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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment 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 a hypothermia/death hazards. Location: Inside the kitchen walk-in freezer. a)The frozen food walk-in freezer did not have any type of handle or mechanism to open the door from the inside of the freezer if was closed. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to: 1) Install a door handle mechanism that complies with Underwriter's Laboratories Standard UL 471 Section 4.5 and/or the National Sanitation Foundation Standard 7 (NSF/ANSI 7-2001, ANSI/ASHRAE 117-1992). The handle would enable the employee to open the door from the inside. UL 471 4.5- Unless provided with other means of exit, door(s) intended for entrance of persons into the refrigerated compartment of a refrigerator shall be provided with latch release mechanism that will open the door(s) from the inside by a force applied outwardly to the door or to a release actuator. If the latch is provided with a key lock, the latch release mechanism shall be constructed so that the lock can be opened from the interior. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.