OSHA Inspection: ENGINEERED MOBILE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    a) A written Respiratory Protection Program which includes a respirator medical evaluation and/or fit testing along with training was not established and implemented for employees who were required to wear a 3M 6200 Medium 1/2 face tight-fitting respirator while welding on the bogie.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):     Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a) The employer failed to provide an adequate number of welding shields/screens to protect employees adjacent to the welding area from health hazards caused by welding rays.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 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:      a) A written Hazard Communication Program which includes training had not been developed by the employer to educate employees on the physical and health hazards presented by chemicals in the workplace such as but not limited to cleaning solvents, oils, insulation foam, and welding fumes.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a):     29 CFR 1904.33(a): The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list, the annual summary  and the OSHA 301 Inident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that those records covered.      a) The employer failed to maintain copies of OSHA 300 Logs and OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for the past five years.