OSHA Inspection: NEW AGE CRYO INC

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      The employer requires the employees to wear a 3M-5201 half mask respirator prior to providing them with a medical evaluation.    No documentation or certification is required for this item.

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    Employees were not fit tested prior to being required to wear 3M-5201 half mask respirators.      No documentation or certification required for this item.

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k):     The employer did not provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary.     The employees that were required to wear 3M-5201 half mask respirators were inadequately trained on the respiratory protection requirements.  	   No documentation or certification is required for this item.

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6):     The employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least 1 year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by paragraph (d)(14) of this section.  Any problems encountered during an entry operation shall be noted on the pertinent permit so that appropriate revisions to the permit space program can be made.    The employer did not maintain canceled entry permits.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals intheir work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trainedabout 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 datasheets.    Employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, Carbon Dioxide, Chloride, and Isopropyl Alcohol did not receive adequate training on the safety and health hazards.    No documentation or certification is required for this item.