BETTER BUSINESS SIGNS, INC.
8537 ATTOS DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
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Inspection records
Dec 19, 1989#104353602Dec 19, 1989Follow-Up (F) · No Inspection scope, Health#104353602$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104353602
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1989
- Closed
- Dec 20, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8537 Attos Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 19, 1989#104378021Jan 19, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#104378021$7,73535 viol.35 violations$7,735 in penalties
Inspection #104378021
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 1989
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 36
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 35
- Violation Types
- 23 serious, 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,735
- Penalties on Record
- $7,735
- Site Address
- 8537 Atlas Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (25 of 35 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 20 | $655 | $655 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 2 | 70 | $635 | $635 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C 1 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $655 | $655 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 04001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $655 | $655 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 05001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $655 | $655 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 06001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $570 | $570 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 07001A | 890032 OSHA citation code: 890032 F A | Serious | 1 | 20 | $505 | $505 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 07001B | 890032 OSHA citation code: 890032 M B | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001A | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $420 | $420 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001B | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001C | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001D | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001E | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001F | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C06 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001G | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 08001H | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 09001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $430 | $430 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 09001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 09001C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 09001D | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 10001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $420 | $420 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 10001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 10001C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1989 | - | - |
| 11001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 IIA | Other | 1 | 1 | $205 | $205 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
| 11002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 IV | Other | 1 | 1 | $270 | $270 | Jun 4, 1989 | - | - |
Showing the 25 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 35 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties26 citations, $124,500 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 26 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $7,450 | - | - |
| 03001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $7,850 | - | - |
| 04001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $7,750 | - | - |
| 05001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $7,850 | - | - |
| 06001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $7,850 | - | - |
| 07001A | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $6,250 | - | - |
| 07001B | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $6,250 | - | - |
| 08001A | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,100 | - | - |
| 08001B | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,100 | - | - |
| 08001C | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,100 | - | - |
| 08001F | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,100 | - | - |
| 08001H | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,750 | - | - |
| 09001A | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 09001B | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 09001C | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 09001D | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 10001A | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 10001B | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 10001C | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $4,850 | - | - |
| 11001 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $3,050 | - | - |
| 11002 | #104357850 | Nov 1, 1989 | $3,900 | - | - |
Showing the 21 FTA rows present in the first 25 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 26 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 1989 to 1989. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.