Phen you walk into a well-appointed hotel, with a doorman opening the door for you and staff greeting you in the lobby, you might think to yourself that this is a well-oiled machine with all parts working in harmony.
But in the case of a popular hotel in Washington, D.C., you’d be wrong to assume that, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Yesterday OSHA said it has cited the Wardman Hotel LLC, doing business as Marriott Wardman Park for 12 “serious” workplace safety violations and 14 non-serious ones.
OSHA inspectors identified a number of hazards, including:
- Inadequate personal protective equipment for employees working with chemical products.
- Deficiencies with the documentation of the OSHA 300 log.
- Failure to report a worker hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours.
- Employees cleaning with compressed air in excess of 30 pounds per square inch.
- Electrical hazards.
- Deficiencies with the hotel’s energy control program.
- Fall hazards as high as four feet.
- Deficiencies in the hotel’s bloodborne pathogen and hazard communication programs.
The proposed penalty for these violations is $76,700.
Read more about this citation.
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