OSHA Inspection: FINISHING PROFESSIONALS, LLC

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.     (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC,  7777 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before May 10, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the electrical power supply cord coming from an electrical box to the shaker was fully covered.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before May 10, 2012, the employer did not properly label the plating tanks with the name of all the chemicals contained in them.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 E. 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals in the workplace in an area that was readily accessible to the employees. Employees would have to ask a manager for the material safety data sheets, they could not access them on their own.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(10): The employer did not ensure that in all cases the required information was provided for each hazardous chemical, and was readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in in their work area(s).    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 E. 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals for each tank in an area that was readily accessible to the employees. The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals, such as Hexavalent Chromium, contained in each tank were grouped together.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employers shall 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 have not previously been trained about 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.    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before May 10, 2012 the employer did not provide employees with training in order for them to identify which dip tanks contained Hexavalent Chromium, exposing them to the hazards of the chemical.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in an area exposed to toxic material:    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On or before May 10, 2012, employees were eating and drinking on the plating production line.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Jul 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a)	Finishing Professionals, LLC, 7777 E. 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before May 10, 2012, the eye wash station in the manufacturing area was filled with labeling supplies rendering it not functional.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.