OSHA Inspection: ROBERT MILLER

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields, or were not required to wear appropriate goggles:  (a) Shop Area - Employees working adjacent to the welding areas were not protected from the rays, on or about November 14, 2013.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

Hazardous substances 26109760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described 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 would be met:  (a) Superior Steel Products - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication for employees welding on galvanized steel and spray painting Rust-Oleum High Performance Protective Enamel, on or about November 14, 2013.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 26109760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):     (a) Superior Steel Products - The employer did not maintain material safety data sheets in the workplace for chemicals, such as the galvanized steel pipe and the Rust-Oleum High Performance Protective Enamel, on or about November 14, 2013.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 26109760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not 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 had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a) Superior Steel Products - The employer did not provide employees with training on the hazards of the chemicals they were exposed to while welding on galvanized steel and spray painting Rust-Oleum High Performance Protective Enamel, on or about November 14, 2013.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): Where respirator use was not required, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user:   (a) Superior Steel Products - The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included medical clearance for respirator use and procedures for the cleaning, storing and maintaining respirators for any employee who voluntarily wore a half mask respirator, on or about November 14, 2013.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.