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Re: [DCHAS-L] OSHA fines Phoenix Labs nearly $1M for safety violations
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Jon,
I have to say I am a little mystified by one statement in your article. You say, “Neither the letter nor OSHA’s news release clarifies how OSHA found out or was notified of the situation.” That is true, in a strict sense, but I have difficulty seeing why someone as knowledgeable as you would not be able to take the extra 60 seconds to check the OSHA Establishment Search database to see that the inspection, begun on 28 February 2022 with closing conference on 25 April, was triggered by 5 health complaints.
Peter Zavon, CIH
Penfield, NY
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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Jonathan Klane
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2022 1:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] OSHA fines Phoenix Labs nearly $1M for safety violations
Here is the brief article I wrote for Lab Manager Magazine. It is the first one on the daily hazmat incidents list sent out today. I thought you all may be interested.
It's interesting being in the media and writing for a living. I can see how and why things are written the way they are by journalists.
Jonathan Klane, M.S.Ed., CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT
Senior Safety Editor, Lab Manager Magazine
PhD candidate, Human + Social Dimensions of Science + Technology
College of Global Futures
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
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
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