OSHA Inspection: SHOP RITE OF WATERBURY LLC

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).    WORKPLACE: The door between the Bakery and Back Room which could be mistaken for an emergency exit was not marked.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WORKPLACE: The Employer did not establish and implement a written Hazard Communication program for employee requried to work with chemicals used in the workplace which include (but are not limited to); Zep Floor, Bathroom, Glass and General purpose cleaners, Multi-Clean Green Degreaser, DZ-7 Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner, and Prime Source SUPER STRIP-EZE, a corrosive liquefying stripper.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.    WORKPLACE: The Employer did not have a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the chemical SUPER STRIP-EZE, a corrosive liquefying stripper that had been introduced into the workplace.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 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 chemical 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 safety data sheets.    WORKPLACE: The Employer did not provide employees with training and information when a new chemical SUPER STRIP-EZE, a corrosive liquefying stripper that had been introduced into the workplace.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:      WORKPLACE: The 2012 OSHA 300 Log of Injuries and Illnesses was not properly maintained in the following cases:      1. Case #6, dated 4/20/2012. Columns G through J were not marked.    2. Case #7, dated 5/14/2012. Columns G through J were not marked.    3. Case #8, dated 5/18/2012. Where an entry of 2 days was marked in Column K, No entry was marked in Column H.    4. Case #9, dated 6/5/2012.  Columns G through H were not marked.    5. Case #10, dated 6/11/2012. Columns G through J were not marked.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.    WORKPLACE: The 2011 OSHA 300A Summary of Injuries and Illnesses was not certified by a company executive.