STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

Division of Occupational Safety and Health
PO Box 44600 Olympia, Washington 98504-4600

January 21, 2015

H & R MANAGEMENT INC
MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
Po Box 2025
Bend, OR 97709-2025

Inspection:
UBI:
Region:
Inspector:
Reference:

317407989
602700841
4-Health
LYNDA WINTER (F9196)
207304361

Dear Employer:
Enclosed are the results of the safety and health inspection of your workplace. This packet contains:

Citation Invoice The total assessed penalty is $112,450.00

Citation and Notice of Assessment Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Violations.
Employer Certification of Abatement instruction and form - Correct all violations and return
written verification or additional penalties may result.
Employer Appeal Rights You have 15 working days to appeal this citation.

You must immediately post this Citation and Notice of Assessment at or near where the violation(s) occurred,
where employees can easily find and read it, or where employees normally receive posted information. All
postings must remain until you have corrected all violations, or for three working days, whichever is longer.
Working day means a calendar day, except Saturdays, Sundays and all legal state holidays.
Because this inspection is public information, the result will be posted online 30 days after the above date by the
Department of Labor & Industries. You may view it at https://secure.lni.wa.gov/verify/ .
If you have questions, call the compliance supervisor, MATTHEW LUDWICK, at (360) 902-5409.
Respectfully,

Anne F. Soiza
Anne F. Soiza
Assistant Director
Division of Occupational Safety & Health

Enclosure(s)

Invoice
Inspection: 317407989
UBI:
Legal Name:
DBA Name:
Inspection
Site:

602700841
H & R MANAGEMENT INC
MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
221 Ne Chkalov Dr,
Vancouver, WA, 98684-5054

Issued:
Opening Conference:
Closing Conference:
Inspector:

January 21, 2015

August 7, 2014
January 14, 2015
LYNDA WINTER
F9196

Summary of Assessed Penalties Due

The Citation and Notice of Assessment includes a full description of each violation.
Violation
Item
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
2-1
3-1
3-2
4-1
4-2

Violation
Type
Willful
Willful
Willful
Willful
Repeat Serious
Repeat General
Repeat General
General
General

Correction Due
Date
2/8/2015
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
2/8/2015
Corrected
Corrected
2/8/2015

WAC
296-823-11010
296-823-12005
296-823-13005
296-823-14060
296-800-17030
296-800-13025(1)
296-823-12015
296-823-17010
296-823-16025

Total Penalty Due

Penalty
Amount
$27,500.00
$27,500.00
$27,500.00
$27,500.00
$1,050.00
$840.00
$560.00
$0.00
$0.00
$112,450.00

PAYMENT INFORMATION

_____________________________________________________
Payment is due 15 working days from receipt of this citation.
Make check payable to the Department of Labor and Industries.
Write Inspection number 317407989 on the check and mail to:
Attn: DOSH Cashier
Department of Labor and Industries
PO Box 44835
Olympia, WA 98504-4835
Or deliver to: Any L&I office

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989
UBI:
Legal Name:
DBA Name:
Inspection
Site:

602700841
H & R MANAGEMENT INC
MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
221 Ne Chkalov Dr Vancouver, WA 98684-5054

Issued:
Opening Conference:
Closing Conference:
Inspector:

January 21, 2015

August 7, 2014
January 14, 2015
LYNDA WINTER
F9196

Violation Type: Willful

Violation 1 Item 1
WAC 296-823-11010

The employer did not establish a written expsoure control plan (ECP) for bloodborne pathogens as required by
this standard. Upon inspection, the employer did not have an ECP on site and requested the CSHO provide the
one that DOSH had on file.
Motel 6 employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens via blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially
infectious material (OPIM). No ECP program, designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure, was in
effect.
An effectively established and implemented exposure control plan reduces employee exposure to bloodborne
pathogens and is reviewed and updated annually. Exposure to infected blood or other potentially infectious
material can result in contracting an infectious disease such as HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. These diseases
can cause permanent disability and death.
The following additional correction documentation is required for this violation: Finalized
Exposure Control Plan with the following included:
Bloodborne Pathogen training will be conducted before new employees begin work and
annually thereafter.
Hepatitis B vaccination series will be offered within 10 days of hire.
Sharps container management - when to tell they are full and need turning in for new
containers.
Information to be sent to health care professional in the event of a sharps exposure.
Procedures for maintaining sharps injury log.
Correct by: 2/8/2015
Assessed penalty:
$27,500.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: Willful

Violation 1 Item 2
WAC 296-823-12005

The employer did not provide bloodborne pathogen (BBP) training that included all tasks which affect
occupational exposure.
Motel 6 employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens via blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially
infectious material (OPIM). No bloodborne pathogen training program was in effect that was designed to
eliminate or minimize employee exposure.
An effective BBP training program reduces employee exposures to bloodborne pathogens. Exposure to infected
blood or other potentially infectious material can result in contracting an infectious disease such as HIV,
Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. These diseases can cause permanent disability and death.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$27,500.00

Violation Type: Willful

Violation 1 Item 3
WAC 296-823-13005

The employer did not make hepatitis B vaccines (HBV) available to employees with exposure to bloodborne
pathogens.
Motel 6 employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens via blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially
infectious material (OPIM). At the time of the inspection, several employees had not been offered the hepatitis
B vaccination series.
Exposure to infected blood can result in contracting Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused
by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, leading to liver failure,
liver cancer, or cirrhosis a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$27,500.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: Willful

Violation 1 Item 4
WAC 296-823-14060
The employer did not handle regulated waste safely.

Maintenance and cleaning employees encounter and dispose of needles and other potentially infectious material
(OPIM) when cleaning rooms. They did not have safe containers for disposal of needles and sharps. Most
sharps containers were broken and/or full.
Exposure to infected blood or other potentially infectious material can result in contracting an infectious disease
such as HIV or Hepatitis B. These diseases can cause permanent disability and death.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$27,500.00

Violation Type: Repeat Serious

Violation 2 Item 1
WAC 296-800-17030

The employer did not inform and train employees about the hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
At the time of the inspection, employees were using Clorox in the laundry room. Clorox is corrosive and may
cause severe irritation or damage to the eyes and skin.
Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can be controlled through a properly developed and implemented
Hazard Communication training program. Training increases employees' awareness of specific hazards in their
workplace and of the required control measures to be employed.
The violation above is cited as a third time repeat of 1) Violation #1, Item #2, cited on
Citation and Notice #314954918 issued on 11/29/2011 and 2) Violation #2, Item #1,
cited on Citation and Notice #316342021 issued on 08/14/2014.
When the original citation is the final order:
The violation above is cited as a repeat of Violation #1, Item #2, cited on Citation and
Notice #314954918 issued on 11/29/2011.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$1,050.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: Repeat General

Violation 3 Item 1
WAC 296-800-13025(1)
The employer did not have regular safety meetings.

Make sure your safety meetings are held monthly. You may meet more often to discuss safety issues as they
come up. Have at least one management representative.
Regular safety meetings provide a forum for discussing hazards that employees observe in the workplace that
may require addressing and/or correcting.
The violation above is cited as a repeat of 1) Violation #2, Item #4, cited on Citation and
Notice #314954918 issued on 11/29/2011 and 2) Violation #3, Item #1, cited on
Citation and Notice #316342021 issued on 8/14/2012. You must provide proof of
correction by the correction date shown below. Failure to meet this date may result in
penalties.

The following additional correction documentation is required for this violation:

Verification that a safety meeting has been held: meeting minutes and/or sign-in sheet.
Correct by: 2/8/2015
Assessed penalty:
$840.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: Repeat General

Violation 3 Item 2
WAC 296-823-12015

The employer did not maintain employees bloodborne pathogen training records in accordance with WAC 296823-12015.
Inadequate or the lack of bloodborne pathogens training records could lead to unsafe work practices. Without
proper documentation the employer cannot certify that all employees received the required training and when to
conduct retraining.
Maintain training records for three years from the date of the training
Include the following information in your training records:
Dates of the training sessions.
Contents or a summary of the training sessions.
Names and qualifications of persons conducting the training.
Names and job titles of all persons attending the training sessions.
The violation above is cited as a repeat of Violation #4, Item #1 cited on Citation and
Notice #316342021 issued on 8/14/2014.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$560.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: General

Violation 4 Item 1
WAC 296-823-17010
The employer did not maintain a sharps injury log.

The employer did not record contaminated sharps injury information in a way that protects the confidentiality of
the injured employee and did not record the following additional information for contaminated sharps injuries:
The type and brand of device involved in the incident.
The department or work area where the exposure incident occurred.
An explanation of how the incident occurred.
The employer had been recording sharps injuries on the OSHA 300 log, without excluding the name of injured
employee and without recording the required additional information.
Reviewing circumstances surrounding and contributing to exposures to bloodborne pathogens assists the
employer in preventing further exposures.
This violation was corrected during the inspection.
Assessed penalty:
$0.00

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Citation and Notice of Assessment

Inspection: 317407989

Violation Type: General

Violation 4 Item 2
WAC 296-823-16025

The employer did not provide information to healthcare professionals evaluating employees after bloodborne
pathogen exposures.
You must provide ALL of the following information to the healthcare professional evaluating an employee after
an exposure incident:
A copy of WAC 296-823-160.
A description of the job duties the exposed employee was performing when exposed.
Documentation of the routes of exposure and circumstances under which exposure occurred.
Results of the source person's blood testing, if available.
All medical records that you are responsible to maintain, including vaccination status, relevant to the
appropriate treatment of the employee.
Five employees have experienced needlesticks in two years at Motel 6. The employer did not provide
information to healthcare professionals evaluating employees after bloodborne pathogen exposures.
Correct by: 2/8/2015
Assessed penalty:
$0.00

Employer Certification of
Abatement Instructions
Inspection: 317407989
What you must do now:

Check the correction due date(s) shown on the enclosed Employer Certification of Abatement Form.
You must fully correct the hazards by these dates.
Describe on the form how you corrected each hazard, rather than what you intend to do in the future.
Examples:
Right:
All staff have received the required training.
Wrong:
All staff will receive the required training next week.
Use attachments if you need more space. Submit additional documentation of hazard correction if
requested in the citation packet.
Fill in the date you corrected the hazard and sign.
Post a copy of the completed form for at least three working days, or until you have corrected all
violations, whichever is longer. It must be posted near the hazard location or in a place that is readily
accessible by affected employees and their representatives.
Send your completed form to the address provided.

Note: If we do not receive written confirmation you have corrected the hazards, we will take follow-up
action, which may include additional penalties. If you provide us with false information, you may face criminal
penalties.

If you are unable to fix the hazard(s) by the correction due date(s):
We must receive your written request for an extension before the correction due date(s) listed for the hazard(s).
Correction due dates are shown on the enclosed Citation and Notice of Assessment and on your Employer
Certification of Abatement Form(s).
Extensions are not automatically granted. To be considered for an extension, you must provide the following:

Inspection number, employer name, telephone number, and site address.

Violation and Item number for each requested extension.
Correction due date on the citation and additional time needed.
Steps taken to fix the hazard by the correction due date.
Why you cannot correct the hazard by the correction due date.
How you will protect your employees until you fix the hazard.

For more information, contact:

Or call: (360) 902-5409

MATTHEW LUDWICK, Compliance Supervisor

Department of Labor and Industries
PO Box 44604
Olympia, WA 98504

You must post all documentation associated with your request for extension with your citation packet. All
postings must remain until you have corrected all violations, or unless you have appealed and received and
posted your hearing notice.

Employer Certification of
Abatement Form
Inspection: 317407989
UBI: 602700841
Issued: January 21, 2015
Legal Name: H & R MANAGEMENT INC
DBA Name: MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
Site Address: 221 Ne Chkalov Dr, Vancouver, WA, 98684-5054
You must complete this form and return it to: LYNDA WINTER, Department of Labor & Industries
312 SE Stonemill Dr. Suite 120, Vancouver, WA 98684
Or Fax to: (360) 896-2366

Violation(s) are fully described in the Citation and Notice of Assessment section.
Violation, Item & Group#

1-1

Type of Violation

Willful

WAC# Violated

Correction Due Date

296-823-11010

2/8/2015

How you corrected the hazard

Date you corrected the hazard

3-1

Repeat
General

296-800-13025(1)

2/8/2015

How you corrected the hazard

Date you corrected the hazard

4-2

General

296-823-16025

2/8/2015

How you corrected the hazard

Date you corrected the hazard

I certify that the hazards described in this Employer Certification of Abatement Form have been corrected as described above.
Affected employees and their representatives have been informed of the correction activities. I am aware that knowingly providing
false information may result in criminal penalties (RCW 49.17.190(2)).

Signature

Title

Name

Date

Phone No.

DOSH USE ONLY

DOSH Reviewer's Signature

Date

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Appeal Rights
Inspection: 317407989
For Employers
If you are cited for a violation of Occupational Safety and/or Health rules, you have the right to appeal the citation. You
have 15 working days from the date you receive this citation to appeal. (RCW 49.17.140(1)) "Working day means a
calendar day, except Saturdays, Sundays and all legal state holidays. Your appeal must be in writing. It may be mailed,
faxed, or personally delivered.
For violations classified as serious, willful, repeat serious, or failure to abate serious, an employer must correct the violations by the
date listed on the Citation and Notice / Employers Certification of Abatement form unless a stay of abatement date is requested in
the appeal as described on this page. A stay of abatement date means the employers requirement to abate or correct the hazard is
put on hold until the appeal is resolved. All general and repeat general violations under appeal automatically have stay of abatement
dates until a final order on those violations has been issued. If you only need an extension of an abatement date, please see the above
section entitled, If you are unable to fix the hazard(s) by the correction due date(s).
Your appeal must include:
Name, address, telephone number, and fax number if available of the employer who is appealing, and for the employers
representative, if any, such as an attorney or interpreter.
Inspection Number (You will find this nine-digit number in the top right corner of this page.)
Statement explaining:
1. What you think is wrong with the citation and any related facts.
2. How you think the citation should be changed.
3. What relief you are seeking and why.
If you are requesting a stay of abatement date for serious, willful, repeat serious or failure to abate serious, you must also
include:
Each violation and item number for which a stay of abatement date is requested; and
The reason for the stay of abatement date request.
Note: Employees and/or employee representatives may elect to participate in appeal hearings.

Posting requirement:
You must post your appeal documents (along with this citation packet) until the appeal is resolved.
You must also post all other documents related to this appeal.

For Employees or Their Representatives

If your employer is cited, you may only appeal the correction due date(s).
Your appeal must include:
Your name, address, telephone number, and fax number if available and the same information for anyone who is representing
you, if any.
Inspection number.
Statement explaining why the correction due date should be changed.

Send all appeals to:

Assistant Director for DOSH
Attn: Appeals Program
PO Box 44604
Olympia, WA 98504-4604
Fax to: (360) 902-5581 or deliver to: Any L&I office
For more information call the Appeals Program: (360) 902-5486.

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H & R MANAGEMENT INC

MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
Po Box 2025
Bend, OR 97709-2025

H & R MANAGEMENT INC

MOTEL 6 VANCOUVER
Po Box 2025
Bend, OR 97709-2025