Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: CHEMICAL

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 chemical hazards due to lack of eyewash facilities when working with corrosives. a)On the East wall of the maintenance building, employees are exposed to a hazard of receiving injurious corrosive liquids into the eyes, when performing maintenance on lead-acid batteries and recharging the same for purposes of energizing cattle fencing. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: a)Install an eye wash station that is located as close to the hazard as possible ANSI Z 358.1 (2004) b)Install an eye wash station that is not separated by a partition from the hazardous work area. ANSI Z 358.1 (2004) c)Install an eye wash station on an unobstructed path between the workstation and the hazard. (Workers should not have to pass through doorways or weave through machinery or other obstacles to reach them.) ANSI Z 358.1 (2004) d)Install an eye wash station that is located where workers can easily see them - preferably in a normal traffic pattern. ANSI Z 358.1 (2004) Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photograph or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.