OSHA Inspection: CHEM TECH INC. OF PALM BEACH

Issued

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:      On the southeast exterior elevation of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  Employees performing painting work on a walking/working surface approximately 11 ft. 6 inches above a lower level with unprotected edges were not protected from falling to that lower level, on or about  November 14, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    On site of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee performing painting work on a walking/working surface approximately 11 ft. 6 inches above a lower level that would enable them to recognize the hazards of falling, on or about November 14, 2012.    PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    On the southeast exterior elevation of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  Employees gaining access to and from a walking/working surface performing painting work approximately 11 ft. 6 inches above a lower level using an aluminum extension ladder did not have the side rails of that ladder extended at least 3 feet past the upper landing surface to which they were gaining access to, on or about November 14, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8):  Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:    On the southeast exterior elevation of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  Employees gaining access to and from a walking/working surface performing painting work approximately 11 ft. 6 inches above a lower level using an aluminum extension ladder set up outside an active doorway did not have that ladder secured to prevent accidental displacement, on or about November 14, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    On site of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee performing painting work using portable ladders that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with those ladders, on or about November 14, 2012.    PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2012-12-04 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 material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:    On site of Morningside Academy located at 1631 SE Greendon Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida:  The employer did not maintain a copy of the required material safety data sheets for Exterior Acrylic Latex Paint used by employees and did not ensure they were readily available during the work shift, on or about November 14, 2012.