OSHA Inspection: ZRN AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1339.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  This violation occurred on April 15, 2013; where the exit door was blocked by marked cones and pipes preventing a quick escape and free egress from the building in the event of an emergency.

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   This violation was discovered on April 15, 2013 when the employer failed to certify forklift operators by giving them forklift training and performance evaluations every three years.

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):   ZRN Air Conditioning & Refrigeration: This violation occurred on April 15, 2013 when the employer failed to fix or install a seat belt on the TCM forklift endangering the operator from falling off the forklift.

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    This violation occurred on April 15, 2013 at a job site at the ZRN Building on Route 16 where the employer did dot develop and implement a written hazard communication program and employees used hazardous materials such as, but not limited to oil paint and paint thinners, heavy interior and exterior staining paints, aluminum enamel and glue.

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used:     This violation occurred on April 15, 2013 at a job site at the ZRN Building on Route 16 where material safety data sheets were not available for hazardous materials employees used such as, but not limited to oil paint and paint thinners, heavy interior and exterior staining paints, aluminum enamel and glue.

Issued

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  This violation occurred on April 15, 2013 at a jobsite at the ZRN Building on Route 16 where the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area such as, but not limited to oil paint and paint thinners, heavy interior and exterior staining paints, aluminum enamel and glue.