OSHA Inspection: ARMOUR COATINGS INC.

Issued

Apr 26, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) A Hazardous Energy Control Program was not implemented to ensure that employees who perform maintenance or servicing activities on the powder coating cure oven are not exposed to unexpected energizing, start-up or release of stored energy.

Issued

Apr 26, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    (a) Lockout/tagout training was not provided for maintenance and/or other personnel authorized to perform lockout/tagout procedures or affected by lockout/tagout procedures.

Issued

Apr 26, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.    (a) The powered industrial truck training program did not provide adequate formal instruction in that employees were provided a one page bullet point listing of 1910.178(l)(3)(i)[A-M] labeled as the Forklift Training Record. The Forklift Training Record did not provide training on specific forklifts to be used nor an opportunity to provide for questions and answers during formal instruction training, and an evaluation of the operator's performance was not preformed.

Issued

Apr 26, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years.    (a) The employer is not conducting an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance every three years.

Issued

Apr 26, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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:    (a) The employer did not ensure that employees have been properly trained on Hazard Communication in that employees had little to no knowledge of what Hazard Communication was, what MSDS were, or on any hazards associated with chemicals that they use on site.