A Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Faces a $76k Fine After Exposing Employees to More Than Two Dozen Workplace Safety and Health Hazards.
Multiple hazards have been identified by OSHA inspectors—12 serious and 14 other-than-serious violations. Some of these serious violations include: Inadequate personal protective equipment for employees working with chemical products, failure to report a worker hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours, and fall hazards as high as four feet. The director of OSHA's Baltimore Washington Area Office has commented on these violations, stating that "employers have a legal responsibility to protect workers on the job. Anything less is unacceptable." Read more here.