OSHA Fines Georgia Cabinet Company Nearly $155,000.THE U.S. DEPT dept department . OF LABOR'S Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate has cited Specialty Fixtures Inc. of Lawrenceville, GA, and proposed penalties totaling $154,800 for safety and health violations at the company's Gwinnett County facility. Specialty Fixtures employs about 90 workers at the Gwinnett facility to manufacture cabinets for business offices and industrial displays. Following inspections at the plant, OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. proposed penalties totaling $126,000 for three willful health violations: exposing employees to excessive levels of the hazardous chemical methylene chloride Noun 1. methylene chloride - a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant dichloromethane chloride - any compound containing a chlorine atom without effective engineering controls and without required respiratory protection, failure to establish a monitoring program to audit employee exposure to methylene chloride, and failure to adequately inform and train employees about the use of hazardous materials. Additional penalties totaling $28,800 were proposed for 13 serious violations. |
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