The Ukuphathwa Kwezemisebenzi Nokuphathwa Kwezempilo (I-OSHA) ithole ukuthi iphrosesa yamazambane e-Idaho yehlulekile ukuvikela abasebenzi futhi ibingakulungele ukuphendula ekukhishweni okungaba yingozi kwama-lbs angu-1,300. ye-anhydrous ammonia ngomhla ka-Dec. 1, 2015.
I-OSHA ikhiphe i-Dickinson Frozen Foods inhlawulo engu-$273,000. Inkampani ithole 19 izingcaphuno ezinzima nezimbili zangamabomu kulandela ukukhululwa okuyingozi.
I-OSHA ibike ukwephulwa okuningi phakathi nokuhlolwa kwayo, okuhlanganisa:
- Isikhungo sihlulekile ukugcina “uhlelo lokuphatha ukuphepha kwenqubo” oluchaza uhlaka lwanoma yikuphi ukusetshenziswa, ukugcinwa, ukuphatha noma ukunyakaza kwamakhemikhali ayingozi kakhulu.
- Izisebenzi ezichayeke ku-ammonia ewuketshezi ngaphandle kwezingubo zokuzivikela ngamakhemikhali.
- Izisebenzi zingene esimweni esingase sibe sengozini yokuphila ngaphandle kwemishini yokuphefumula ezimele.
- Izisebenzi azizange zihlolwe ngokokwelashwa noma zihlolelwe ukugqoka izinsimbi zokuphefumula.
- Abasebenzi abangaqeqeshwanga ohlelweni lokubhekana nezimo eziphuthumayo lwesikhungo lapho beqashwa nalapho beshintsha izikhundla.
- Abasebenzi baphendule esimweni esiphuthumayo ngaphandle kokuqeqeshwa okufanele kwezimo eziphuthumayo.
- Umqashi akazange ahlole izingozi zokuphefumula ngesikhathi sokuphendula ukuvuza kwe-ammonia.
Inkampani inezinsuku zebhizinisi eziyi-15 kusukela ekutholeni okucashuniwe kanye nezinhlawulo ezihlongozwayo okufanele zithobele, icele ingqungquthela engakahleleki nomqondisi wendawo we-OSHA, u-David Kearns noma iphikise okutholiwe phambi kweKhomishana ezimele yokuPhepha nokuBuyekezwa Kwezempilo Emsebenzini. Indawo yahlolwa abasebenzi base-OSHA's Boise Area Office.