OSHA Inspection: PRECISION APPLIED COATING ENTERPRISE

Issued

2013-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1):   Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.   a. At the workplace, the electrical  disconnects located near the north side of the building were blocked by several buckets of paint, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):   The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).   a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure all employees, including temporary employees, were evaluated on the operation of a forklift, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:   a.  At the workplace, the employer had not have developed nor implemented a written hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) paints and propane gas used by employees when performing their normal job duties.

Issued

2013-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.   a.  The employer did not provide training to employees on the hazards of the chemicals they worked with daily to perform their normal job duties.  These hazardous chemicals include (but not limited to) paints and propane gas.

Issued

2013-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.   a. At the workplace, the employer did not put in writing the hazard assesment of the workplace.