OSHA Inspection: TNT PAPERCRAFT, INC.

Issued

Jul 5, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    Employees operating the sit down forklift and the powered pallet jack had not received formal instruction, practical exercises and an operator evaluation as specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

Jul 5, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    The employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to propane (flammable).

Issued

Jul 5, 2012

Abate by

Jul 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the material safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)      The employer did not ensure that all material safety data sheets (MSDS) were available to employees in that the employer did not have a material safety data sheet for propane (flammable).

Issued

Jul 5, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 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 data sheets.    The employer did not provide training in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard in that employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to propane (flammable).