Spot the Violations Game: Can You Find All 6?
Click on the image below to identify safety and environmental violations in this service bay. Scroll down to read the complete list.
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Violation: Blocked Eyewash
If an employee has an emergency, the eye wash station needs to be easily accessable.
Solution
Keep the area infront and immediately around the eye wash station clear at all times.
Regulation Details
Emergency Response, significant risk of injury
Violation: Missing Eye Shield
All safety equipment needs to be replaced if it is damaged or missing.
Solution
Install the eye shield and instruct personnel to always keep safety equipment in the proper position.
Regulation Details
Missing or damaged safety equipment. Significant risk for injury, one of OSHA's top 10
most cited violations.
Violation: improper PPE storage
Make sure that PPE is in good condition at all times and properly stored.
Solution
Remind personnel that PPE needs to be returned to designated locations, or disposed of (if appropriate) after use.
Regulation Details
Personal Protective Equipment: Significant risk of injury if poor storage affects equipment performance.
Violation: Unmounted Machinery
Grinders must be mounted in two places: to the work surface (either a pedestal or tool bench), which in turn must be secured to the floor (usually with bolts).
Solution
Attach the pedestal to the floor in a manner that is seismically secure, meaning that vibrations from standard operations will not affect the strength of the mount.
Regulation Details
Significant risk of injury. Grinders must be securely mounted to the pedistal, which must be securely mounted to the floor.
Violation: Broken Ceiling Tiles
Asbestos Risk/ Exposed Insulation
If there is a concern about asbestos exposure, all areas in question should be tested.
Solution
Management should repair all ceiling tiles, and make sure that insulation is properly maintained and not disturbed.
Regulation Details
Low risk of injury.
Violation: missing fire extinguisher
Make sure that fire extinguishers are mounted on the wall 3-5 feet above the floor, and that the extinguisher is fully charged.
Solution
Find the extinguisher and return it to the mount. It is a good idea to check the charge if an extinguisher has been moved, because it might have been used.
Regulation Details
Emergency response: Fire extinguishers, like eye wash stations, must always be ready for use in an emergency.Significant risk for injury, and easily citable offense.
