OSHA Inspection: EXPANDED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):     Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.    (a)  A relocatable power tap was (daisy chained) plugged into an extension cord.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 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, and which also includes the following:    (a)  The Employer did not establish a written hazard communication program with all of it's requirements such as chemical list, label procedures, procurement of safety data sheets and training.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):     A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that is referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,      (a)  Employer did not generate a list of chemicals in the facility.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a)  A written haz com program was not available to train employees on the policies and hazards of the chemicals used.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    (a)  Multiple extension cords cluttered the floor aroujnd the glue stations.