OSHA Inspection: COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

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) Facility: A medical evaluation was not provided for the employees which were required to use the full-face respirators, on or about 05/30/13.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written Respiratory Protection Program with required worksite-specific procedures:  a) Facility: The employer did not ensure that a written Respiratory Protection Program was established and implemented for those employees required to wear respiratory protection while they worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to Bismarck Brown R and ComproAcryl Brown 69, on or about 05/30/13.  The respiratory protection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  a) Facility: Fit test was not provided for the employees which were required to use full-face respirators and worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Bismarck Brown R and ComproAcryl Brown 69, on or about 05/30/13.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Facility: The company written hazard communication program was not developed in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) and did not include at least the following:  1) Requirement for labeling of containers of hazardous chemicals; 2) Material safety data sheet availability; 3) Training of employees; 4) A complete list of hazardous chemicals known to be in the workplace; 5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and 6) Methods to inform other employer(s) of material safety data sheet availability; the labeling system; and any precautionary measures to protect employees.  Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, Bismarck Brown R and ComproAcryl Brown 69, on or about 05/30/13.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Facility: Material safety data sheets for Bismarck Brown R and ComproAcryl Brown 69 were not readily accessible to the employee, on or about 05/30/13.

Issued

Jun 28, 2013

Abate by

Jul 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written Hazard Communication Program:  a) Employee working with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, Bismarck Brown R and ComproAcryl Brown 69,  did not know about location and availability of the company written Hazard Communication Program, on or about 05/30/13.