QUALITY AG, INC.

47 COR 40-8311 [¶23,055]

SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION IN OUTDOOR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION PLAN (HIPP) Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(i) (2020) – Employer’s HIPP failed to contain all required elements, a general violation. INJURY AND ILLNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (IIPP) –PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING WORKPLACE HAZARDS INCLUDING SCHEDULED PERIODIC INSPECTIONS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a)(4) (2020) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not implement its IIPP with respect to exposure to inhalation of cocci spores during soil-disturbing activities. Employer effectively implemented its duty to inspect, evaluate and identify the hazard. INJURY AND ILLNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (IIPP) – TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION WHEN PROGRAM IS FIRST ESTABLISHED Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a)(7)(A) (2020) – Employer failed to implement its IIPP by providing effective training on Valley Fever, a serious violation. SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION IN OUTDOOR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO SHADE Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(d)(3) (2020) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not provide access to shade to its employees. SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICES AND SAFEGUARDS – HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION IN OUTDOOR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(h) (2020) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not provide effective training to its employees and supervisor on the risk of heat illness. CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES – DUSTS, FUMES, MISTS, VAPORS AND GASES, CONTROL OF HARMFUL EXPOSURE TO EMPLOYEES, ENGINEERING CONTROLS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 5141(a) (2020) – Employer failed to prevent harmful exposure to the hazard of Valley Fever through use of feasible engineering controls, a serious violation.

Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated May 6, 2020, Inspection No. 1275087 (Fillmore, CA).

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