OSHA Inspection: VIVID IMAGE, INC.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II, or III liquids in containers:  Inside the coating room there was approximately 375 gallons of flammable liquids stored.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(b)(5): Mechanical ventilation did not draw the flow of air into a hood or exhaust duct:  In the coating room, material containing toluene was mixed and applied with the ventilation system off and the exhaust duct was blocked to prevent air flow.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.125(e)(1)(ii): Flames, spark-producing devices, or other surfaces that were hot enough to ignite vapors were not controlled in each vapor area and any adjacent area:  Two electric convection heaters were used to heat the coating room when employees applied screen coating material containing toluene.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    The employer did not estimate employee's exposures when applying screen coating material containing toluene without ventilation or respiratory protection.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:  Employees operated a fork truck without receving fork truck training.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  The Delta table saw was used to cut material without a guard covering the saw blade.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  Flexible conduit connected to a junction box with 2 live wires was located next to the desk located outside the coating room.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  In the shop area a flexible cord was used to supply power to outlets.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:  A written hazard communication program was not developed where employees mix and apply screen coating materials containing chemicals such as toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  Employees working with screen coating material containing chemicals such as but not limited to toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene were not trained on the chemicals physical and health hazards.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $9,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(1): When effective engineering controls were not feasible or while they were being instituted, appropriate respirators were not used pursuant to the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134:  In the coating room employees were exposed to toluene while appling screen coating materials without ventilation or respiratory protection.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $9,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  A written respiratory protection program was not developed or implemented for employees exposed to toluene, an ingredient in screen coating material.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(b)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Toluene listed in Table Z-2 in excess of the peak concentration of 500ppm:  Employees were exposed to toluene in an estimated exposure range of 729 ppm to 12,285 ppm while performing screen coating operations.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):   Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  Employees were exposed to toluene in an estimated exposure range of 729 ppm to 12, 285 ppm while performing screen coating operations without the use of ventilation.  Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:  STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provide and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.  Abatement due 30 days from issuance date:  STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance as referenced in this Citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this Citation:  1.  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;  2.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3.  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and  4.  Testing and acceptable or modification/redesign of controls.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Abatement due 60 days from issuance date:  Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Abatement due 90 days from issuance date: