LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo business is among twenty in Michigan recently cited for violating COVID-19 workplace safety protocols.
C&M Exterior, LLC was fined $2,800 for violations including lack of a preparedness and response plan, lack of social distancing, and lack of face coverings when workers were not six feet apart. Total penalties, including other workplace violations, were $6,100.
The inspection was initiated as a planned-programmed inspection and the business has 15 working days to contest the violations and penalties.
The Michigan State Police Emergency, Management, and Homeland Security division says the state continues to prioritize worker safety and health and that the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) inspected and issued COVID-19 emergency rule or general duty citations to twenty different workplaces.
Under MIOSHA’s Emergency Rules, businesses that resume in-person work must, among other things, have a written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan and provide thorough training to their employees that covers, at a minimum, workplace infection-control practices, the proper use of personal protection equipment (PPE), and steps workers must take to notify the business or operation of any symptoms of COVID-19 or a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. An emergency rule citation carries a fine of up to $7,000.
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