From:
Kim Jeskie <jeskiekb**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] OSHA fines Phoenix Labs nearly $1M for safety violations
Date:
Sep 24, 2022 17:07 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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<863297E6-78CF-4561-A51D-F493ABC5CD28**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org>
Welcome to the world of the Department of Energy laboratories. When DOE fashioned 10 CFR 851, the structure of the law was designed to begin with the basics of a worker safety and health plan, then moves to OSHA standards, then cascades into a series of standards some which are referenced while some are not. These include NFPA standards, ASME, ANSI, etc. The fines and penalties structure for the companies operating the DOE sites is much more significant than OSHA and is meant to emphasize the need for preventive measures.
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> >Not sure if anyone saw the recent, significant OSHA citation for an Environmental Testing Lab – see here =OSHA20221767BOS _ Phoenix Environmental citations.pdf (dol.gov)
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Thanks for pointing this out. The proposed fine is just under $1,000,000, but the more interesting thing to me is that the citation includes both the OSHA Lab Standard as well as a variety of other standards. The structure of the fine assessments is very interesting in that light...
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org
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