Didn't They Learn the First Time?

Does it take a workplace injury or death in order to comply with OSHA regulations on health and safety in the workplace? We hope not, but apparently for this company, it does take a huge fine. After an OSHA inspection in 2009, this paper recycling company failed to comply with the needed corrections in order to properly protect their employees. Hazards present in this workplace include hazardous chemicals in addition to situations calling for the use for personal protective equipment. The company failed to provide and train for personal protective equipment and to communicate and train for the hazards associated with the chemicals used. Now they're definitely paying the price...

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US Department of Labor's OSHA cites Atlanta paper recycler with $48,000 in proposed fines for failing to correct previous workplace hazards

ATLANTA - Nexus Pulp and Paper has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration with $48,000 in proposed penalties for allegedly failing to correct workplace health hazards at their Atlanta facility.

During an inspection in May, an OSHA compliance officer found the company had not made corrections to violations uncovered during a 2009 inspection of the location. These failure-to-abate violations include failing to develop a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment to determine the protection needed by workers for each job and failing to provide employees with training in how to use personal protective equipment.

Employees were exposed to chemicals without access to material safety data sheets with information on those chemicals, a written hazard communication program warning them concerning their exposure to chemicals and training on the hazards of the chemicals used in their work areas.

"OSHA will not accept or tolerate an employer's failure to correct conditions that threaten workers' health," said Andre Richards, director of OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office.

Nexus Pulp and Paper is a paper recycler located in northwest Atlanta.