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US Labor Department's OSHA fines ResCare Ohio for inadequate workpl...in Fairfield, Ohio j Occupational Safety and Health Administration 12/16/18, 11:54 AM <br />News Releases / US Labor Department's OSHA fines ResCare Ohio for inadequate workplace violence safeguarc <br />OOS <br />: HA News Release -Region 5 <br />U.S. Department of Labor <br />Please note: Information in some news releases may be out of date or may no longer reflect OSHA policy. <br />Region 5 News Release: 12 -1922 -CHI <br />Oct. 3, 2012 <br />Contact: Scott Allen Rhonda Burke <br />Phone: 312-353-6976 <br />Email: allen.scott@dol.gov burke.rhonda@dol.gov <br />US Labor Department's OSHA fines ResCare Ohio for inat <br />workplace violence safeguards at residential care facility in Fe <br />F" IRF1ELD, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Res( <br />L. . company's Fairfield residential care facility, which operates as Camelot Lake. OSHA has proposed penalties of <br />"These citations reflect a clear and pressing need for employers operating residential care facilities to develop corn <br />workplace violence situations," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Prevention, protection, con <br />caregivers against possible injury in the workplace." <br />An investigation was initiated March 26 under OSHA's Site -Specific Targeting Program and a national emphasis pn <br />restricted, transfer, or "DART," rate of 10 or higher per 100 full-time workers. Camelot Lake accumulated a total of s <br />days away from work and 37 days of restricted duty. Employees have been exposed to physical assaults during roi <br />behavior. <br />A serious violation of OSHA's "general duty clause" involves failing to provide a workplace free from recognized ha <br />occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about w <br />Three other -than -serious violations involve failing to post a SUMMARY for lost or restricted work days due to injury <br />injury and illness logs upon request for 2009 and 2010, and conduct annual reviews and updates of the company's <br />is one that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physici <br />OSHA established the National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to provide guidance 1 <br />targeting and conducting inspections focused on the hazards associated with nursing and residential care. In 2010 <br />n, �ng and residential care facilities experienced one of the highest rates of lost workdays due to injuries and ilinei <br />https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/10032012-0 Page 1 of 2 <br />