OSHA Inspection: ALDIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h):  Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms:    Warehouse, Mezzanine Access Stairs:  Adequate railings were not provided on both the open side of the stairway and at the top of the closed side.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(iii):  Storage required for maintenance and operation of building and operation of equipment was not kept in closed metal containers stored in a storage cabinet or in safety cans or in an inside storage room not having a door that opens into that portion of the building used by the public:    Warehouse:  Cases of Super Supreme spray paint, a Class 1A flammable aerosol, and Sunnyside paint thinner, a Class II combustible liquid, were stored in the warehouse on an open storage rack.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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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:    Company:  The employer and had not developed and implemented a written respirator program to address the voluntary use of respirators by employees.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    Company:  Employee(s) who wore 3M half mask respirators on a voluntary basis to work with HA powder and for other duties as needed had not been provided with a medical clearance to wear a respirator.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    Company:  The employer had not developed and implemented a lockout/tagout program consisting of specific procedures, employee training, lockout/tagout hardware and periodic reviews to protect employees while servicing equipment such as, but not limited to, gas dispensing equipment and carwash components.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Jobsite located at 500 Providence Pike, Brooklyn, Connecticut:  An eyewash unit was not provided where employees worked with corrosive materials such as, but not limited to, Klean-Wall, HA Powder and Rhino Brite.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years    Company:  Employees who operated the Yale forktruck had not been provided with forktruck training since 2007.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii):  The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    Warehouse:  The following wall mounted circuit breaker boxes were blocked by storage:    A.  Panel provided for outside truck heater panels.    B.  Panel provided for outside lights.      C.  Panel provided for garage lights.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    Company:  Maintenance personnel had not been trained regarding what work practices and protective equipment was required to protect them against electric shock, arc flash and arc blast hazards while performing work on or near energized electrical equipment such as, but not limited to, accessing electrical panels on car wash equipment to diagnose faulty components and sensors.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):  Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Company:  Personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, voltage rated gloves,  fire resistive clothing, face shields, safety glasses, hard hats, hearing protection and insulated mats were not provided to employees who work on or near energized electrical equipment such as, but not limited to, accessing electrical panels on car wash equipment to diagnose faulty components and sensors.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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:    Company:  The employer had not developed and implemented a written Hazard Communication Program that address container labeling, material safety data sheets, non-routine tasks and employee training.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    Jobsite located at 500 Providence Pike, Brooklyn, Connecticut:  Secondary containers used to dispense Rhino Brite soap into the carwash were not labeled with the contents of the containers.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    Jobsite located at 500 Providence Pike, Brooklyn, Connecticut:  Secondary containers used to dispense Rhino Brite soap were not provided with appropriate hazard warnings.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    Company or Jobsite located at 500 Providence Road, Brooklyn, Connecticut:  Material safety data sheets were not available for RainX OnLine Protectant or Shining Armor Oil Free Clearcoat Protectant.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2):  Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    Warehouse:  A door located at the back of the warehouse along the exterior wall was not provided with an exit sign.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5):  Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):    Warehouse:  A door located at the rear of the warehouse that led to an office storage room was not labeled.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    Company and Jobsite located at 500 Providence Pike, Brooklyn, Connecticut:  Permit required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, gasoline tank sumps, were not labeled or provided with signage to warn employees and contractors that a permit and entry procedures were needed to access the spaces.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):  Where powered industrial trucks were found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the trucks were not taken out of service until they had been restored to safe operating condition:    Warehouse:  The Yale forktruck was leaking transmission fluid.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    Warehouse: A yellow extension cord was used to energize a control box on the garage door opener.