OSHA Inspection: FORTE COMPOSITES, INC

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2899.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.       On or about July 29, 2019, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees manufacturing polymer concrete garbage cans and panels for the garbage cans.  The employer required employees to wear tight-fitting respirators when working with the raw materials.      All provisions of 29CFR 1910.134(c) through (o) must be covered in a respiratory protection program.  Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:        1.  Selection of respirators for employees.      2.  Medical evaluations for employees.      3.  Fit testing.      4.  Training and information.      5.  Recordkeeping.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    On or about July 29, 2019, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees prior to requiring employees to wear respirators while manufacturing polymer concrete garbage cans and panels for the garbage cans.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).    On or about July 29, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed either a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) prior to wearing tight-fitting respirators when manufacturing polymer concrete garbage cans and panels for the garbage cans.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1449.00 · Current $869.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    On or about July 29, 2019, the employer had employees operate a powered industrial truck prior to certifying that the operators had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-23 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.    On or about July 29, 2019, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed and the dates of the hazard assessments.  The employer had performed PPE assessments for employees mixing the polymer concrete that addressed hazards which could affect employee's Eyes, Head/Neck/Face, Respiratory, Hearing, Hands/Arms, Torso, and Feet, but did not have the assessments signed and dated.