OSHA Inspection: FORTA CORPORATION

Issued

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 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.)  Forta Corporation, 100 Forta Drive, Grove City, Pennsylvania  16127, production area, on or about November 1, 2102 and times prior thereto:  A written hazard communications program was not developed for employees working with and around substances, including polypropylene concrete reinforcement fibers and propane.

Issued

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    Forta Corporation, 100 Forta Drive, Grove City, Pennsylvania  16127, production area, on or about November 1, 2102 and times prior thereto:  Safety Data Sheets were not readily accessible to employees in the production area when working with and around substances, including but not limited to, polypropylene concrete reinforcement fibers and propane.

Issued

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-10 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.)  Forta Corporation, 100 Forta Drive, Grove City, Pennsylvania  16127, production area, on or about November 1, 2102 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not provided with a hazard communications training when working with and around substances, including but not limited to, polypropylene concrete reinforcement fibers and propane.

Issued

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    A.)  Forta Corporation, 100 Forta Drive, Grove City, Pennsylvania  16127, production area, on or about November 1, 2102 and times prior thereto:  A written workplace hazard assessment was not performed for areas and operations where concrete reinforcement fibers were cuts, weighed and packaged.

Issued

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):     An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    A.)  Forta Corporation, 100 Forta Drive, Grove City, Pennsylvania  16127, production area, on or about November 1, 2102 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not provided with fire extinguisher training when provided with, and permitted to use, dry chemical fire extinguishers.