OSHA Inspection: THARP CABINET CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

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Oct 12, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).     (a) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver, Ave. in Loveland, CO: The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment in that Finishing tasks involving chemical, physical, or other hazards were not assessed to determine PPE requirements.  Lack of a PPE Hazard assessment may prevent employees from choosing and using the correct PPE for a task.    Abatement Note: If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,  Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. Note: Non-mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

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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) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver Ave. in Loveland, CO: The employer did not develop worksite-specific procedures within the written respiratory protection program in that the written respiratory protection program does not include specific information about the atmospheric hazards encountered by Tharp employees nor does it document which respirators have been selected for which jobs, tasks, or contaminants.  This condition exposes employees to a respiratory hazard.    Abatement Note: Please review the sample respiratory protection program outlined in the "Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Respiratory Protection Standard" (2011) on pages 101-111.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

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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::    (a) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver Ave. in Loveland, CO: The employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use a respirator in the workplace.  This condition may allow employees with pre-existing medical conditions to use respirators when they are not physically capable of doing so.    Abatement Note: When elastomeric or supplied-air respirators are worn voluntarily by workers (not required by you or OSHA), you must ensure that the workers are medically able to wear the respirators and that they are provided with the information in Appendix D to the standard. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee.    Abatement Note: Where respirator use is not required, the employer must ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, sotred, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user (1910.134(c)(2)(ii).    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2):  No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toiletroom nor in any area exposed to a toxic material:    (a) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver Ave. in Loveland, CO: On and before August 28, 2012 employees were allowed to consume food and beverages in an area exposed to a toxic material in that employees were consuming meals in the Hand Staining area.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical hazard.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be 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:    (a) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver Ave. in Loveland, CO: On and before August 28, 2012 suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate use in that the maintenance manager adds water to the forklift batteries outside and the nearest eyewash is inside near the spray area.  This condition exposed the maintenance manager to an eye hazard.    Abatement Note: According to Z358.1, eye wash stations shall be located in an area that requires no more than 10 seconds to reach.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 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:    (a) Tharp Cabinet Corporation at 1246 N. Denver Ave. in Loveland, CO: 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 chemicals contained within.  Numerous containers of adhesive, lacquer thinner, and stains were found in unlabeled secondary containers.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical hazard.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").