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Workplace Safety | OSHA Compliance | Loss Control | Risk Management |
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Update: Fine amount cut after meeting with OSHA A Connecticut Town was fined more than $5,000 by the state's Occupational Safety and Health enforcement agency The article indicates a team of inspectors from Conn-OSHA visited the town for a random inspection. Partial List of Deficiencies Noted: Failure to list types of chemicals used by employees Lack of written Personal Protective Equipment policy Lack of access to remote emergency power shut-off for fuel pumps Safety guard not in place on forklift Failure to identify capacity of steel lift chains Lack of safeguards on grinder Lack of training for employees for flagging operations Improper storage of gasoline in portable containers Lack of safety fencing / guardrails Failure to have written bloodborne pathogens plan Failure to determine presence of material with asbestos (floor tiles in town hall building) Lack of illuminated exit sign Learn about OSHA regulations free at OSHA Safety School Find Safety Consultants to assist with your OSHA Compliance efforts Article on this inspection and violations found Article on fine amount being reduced Read OSHA regulations on OSHA's site
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