OSHA Inspection: CLEAN BREEZE

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    Facility:  The employer did not have a respiratory protection program when he required his employee to wear a half face negative pressure respirator.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 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):    Facility:  The employer did not conduct fit testing when he required his employee to wear a half face negative pressure respirator.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 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:      Facility:  The employer did not conduct training when they required his employee to wear a half face negative pressure respirator.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Facility:  The employee who is required to wear a half face negative pressure respirator while working in the anodizing department was not given a medical evaluation.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:    Facility: The employer did not have a written hazard communication when their employee was expected to handle and work with chemicals, including but limited to, black dyes and nickel acetate.

Issued

Sep 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area.    Facility: The employer did not provide their employee with information and training in hazard communication where their employee was expected to handle and work with chemicals, including but limited to, black dyes and nickel acetate.