OSHA Inspection: MICHAEL'S INDUSTRIAL DISPOSAL SERVICE

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route was not continuously maintained free of obstructions or impediments to full and instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    Emergency exit route was blocked on the outside by vegetation and equipment from a neighboring company.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The employer did not develop and implement the necessary elements of a written respiratory protection program, for employees who wear 3M organic vapor 1/2 face respirators voluntarily, including:         - Medical Evaluation.       - Maintenance and Care of respirators.      Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The employer did not develop and implement the necessary elements of a written respiratory protection program, for employees who wear 3M organic vapor 1/2 face respirators voluntarily, including:         - Medical Evaluation.       - Maintenance and Care of respirators.      Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The employer did not provide medical evaluation to employees who wear 3M organic vapor 1/2 face respirators voluntarily.     Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h):  Respirators were not cleaned, disinfected, stored, inspected and/or repaired for employees' use:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    Employees who use  3M organic vapor 1/2 face respirators voluntarily, did not properly clean and store them.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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):    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    Employer did not train and evaluate the company's operator on the safe operation and maintenance of the powered industrial vehicle at the worksite.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The work rest was missing from the 8" Pit Bull bench grinder.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The tongue guard was missing from the 8" Pit Bull duel wheel abrasive bench grinder.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4):    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    The D281100 angle portable grinder was not provided a guard to protect employees.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:    a) Ace Environmental Services South Plainfield, NJ site - Maintenance building:    Oxygen cylinders were stored with LPG cylinders.    Condition noted on or about 7/19/2012.