OSHA Inspection: AUTOMATED SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    WORKSHOP: The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    WORKSHOP:  The employees were not provided with training and information provided by the ER   on personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(E): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when a condition in the workplace changed in a manner that could affect safe operation of the truck    WORKSHOP:  The eployer did not evaluated the operators of the powered industrial truck (PIT) who had previously been trained in PIT operations.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l).    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not ensure through written certification that each operator of the powered industrial truck (PIT) had been appropriately trained and evaluated.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Jul 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3): Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking machine(s) from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure:    WORKSHOP: The Delta table saw was not equipped a magnetic starter or an equivalent.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Jul 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    WORKSHOP:  The Delta table saw was not equipped with an automatically adjusting hood type guard.    		ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:    WORKSHOP:  The Delta table saw was not equipped with a spreader.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:    WORKSHOP:  The Delta table saw was not equipped with non kickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) propane, paints, thinners, alcohol, and windex.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers 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 and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not provide training and information of the hazard communication program for the employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) propane, paints, thinners, alcohol, and windex.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not provide the employees, who were wearing half facepiece cartridge/filtering facepiece respirators with a copy of Appendix D of respiratory protection standard.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1): The employer was not responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace:    WORKSHOP:  The portable fire extinguishers in the following locations were not inspected and maintenance:     A.   Commentary/Kitchen:  Fire extinguisher was not tagged.     B.   Storage Room:  Fire Extinguisher registering empty.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)    WORKSHOP: The horn of Toyota powered industrial truck (PIT) was not operable.