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OSHA Inspection: WM. T. SPAEDER CO., INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of WM. T. SPAEDER CO., INC. in 3700 PA ROUTE 957, RUSSELL, PA 16345 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339555534.

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Site address
3700 PA ROUTE 957
City
RUSSELL
State
PA
ZIP
16345
Mailing
1602 EAST 18TH STREET, ERIE, PA 16510
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 3, 2014
Abate by
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a.)    Wm. T. Spaeder Company, Inc., 3700 PA Route 957, Russell, PA, on or about January 14th, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including but not limited to, Weld-On Plumbing Purple Low VOC Primer and PB Penetrating Catalyst.  The company's Hazard Communication Program did not include the following items related to MSDS:     1)The method employees can utilize to obtain access to the Material Safety Data Sheets at a worksite other than via the onsite foremen's IPAD and;     2) The back-up system to be used to obtain MSDSs in the event of a failure to the electronic equipment utilized to obtain MSDSs.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

1910.1200 H01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 3, 2014
Abate by
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a.)    Wm. T. Spaeder Company, Inc., 3700 PA Route 957, Russell, PA, on or about January 14th, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including but not limited to, Weld-On Plumbing Purple Low VOC Primer and PB Penetrating Catalyst.  Employees were not provided effective Hazard Communication training as evidence by the fact that employees were not aware of the following items:     1)  Operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and,     2)  The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list of hazardous chemicals, and material safety data sheets;     3)   The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

1910.1200 H03 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 3, 2014
Abate by
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  (Construction Reference: 1926.59)                          a.)    Wm. T. Spaeder Company, Inc., 3700 PA Route 957, Russell, PA, on or about January 14th, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including but not limited to, Weld-On Plumbing Purple Low VOC Primer and PB Penetrating Catalyst.  Company employees were not aware of the health and physical hazards associated with the Weld-On Plumbing Primer or PB Penetrating Catalyst.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

1910.1200 F05 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 3, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)    Wm. T. Spaeder Company, Inc., 3700 PA Route 957, Russel, PA, on or about January 14th, 2013, and times prior thereto:  A quart sized plastic spray bottle, was not labeled to identify the hazard warnings of the chemical (s) contained within the container.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

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