OSHA Inspection: PORT IMPERIAL FERRY CORP.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,200 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) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      Employer did not provide a respiratory protection program for employees required to wear a half mask elastomeric respirator, such as, but not limited to, 3M 5101/5201/5301, while performing painting.        Violation was observed on or about 03//30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      Employees required to wear a half mask elastomeric respirator while performing auto body painting and sanding work were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to the use of the respirator in the workplace.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3):  Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:      a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      Employees required to wear a half facemask respirator while performing auto body painting and sanding work were not provided with effective training prior to the use of the respirator in the workplace.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      The employer did not provide powered industrial truck training to an employee who did not have initial powered industrial truck training prior to his operation in the facility.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 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) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      Employer did not ensure that all employees required to operate powered industrial trucks were evaluated at least once every three years.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii):  Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:    a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      The employer stored oxygen cylinders and acetylene cylinders together.        Violation was observed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which  included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):    a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as, but not limited to, compressed oxygen and acetylene gases.        Violation was observed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 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) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ      Employer did not provide hazard communication training to employees that were exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as, but not limited to, compressed oxygen and acetylene gases.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):  A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses(OSHA 300 or equivalent), was not complete in the detail as required by the regulation:      The detail in Column F did not include a description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill.   Calendar Year 2011   The employer recorded four cases, Case K and Case L, without sufficient detail, such as, but not limited to:   1) 11/05/11- Column F lists only "Rt Knee Sprain"  2) 12/13/11- Column F lists only "Left Elbow Sprain"        Violation was observed on or about 03/30/2012

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    (a) 1207 Tonnelle Ave. North Bergen, NJ.       Employees required to wear a half mask elastomeric respirator while performing auto body painting and sanding work were not provided with fit testing prior to use.        Violation was disclosed on or about 03/30/2012