OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS INC

Issued

1999-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to levels of carbon monoxide which exceeded the ceiling level
of 200 ppm
established by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to
prevent pulmonary and
cardiovascular damage:
a)  Shop Area:  A Clark forklift was emitting approximately 6(60,000
ppm) carbon monoxide
causing workplace air to become contaminated with more than 200 ppm carbon
monoxide.  Non-
smoking employees had carboxyhemoglobin levels between 13.2 and 22.9
percent after one hour
of exposure.
Abatement Note:  OSHA retested this forklift ten days after a day of
maintenance
by a forklift
company.  Emissions at idle were approximately 6and approximately 2.5
with a load on
the engine.  The testing indicated that this forklift continues to pose a
serious health hazard to
your workers.
Among other methods this hazard can be controlled by the following actions:
1.  Purchase of a new forklift.
2.  Rigorous and frequent maintenance of the current forklift.
3.  Prohibiting use of the forklift inside your facility.

Issued

1999-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-05-21 00:00:00

Issued

1999-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-05-07 00:00:00

Issued

1999-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-06-06 00:00:00