OSHA Inspection: DOWNTOWN OPTICIANS, INC.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 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:  On or about August 21, 2013, in the lab:  Employees fabricating eyeglass lenses were exposed to eye, skin, lung, and nasal irritation from the chemicals which include but are not limited to UV NV, BPI molecular catalytic, BP/New Horizon-1S, and Metal alloy when the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-13 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 in use:  On or about August 21, 2013, in the lab:  Employees fabricating eyeglass lenses using chemicals which include but is not limited to UV NV, BPI molecular catalytic, BP/New Horizon-1S, and Metal alloy were exposed to eye, skin, lung, and nasal irritation when the employer did not have safety data sheets available for employees to inform them how to recognize and minimize chemical hazards on the job.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-12 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:  On or about August 21, 2013, in the lab:  Employees fabricating eyeglass lenses using chemicals which include but were not limited to UV NV, BPI Molecular catalytic, BP New Horizon-1S, and Metal Alloy, were exposed to eye, skin, lung, and nasal irritation when the employer did not train them how to recognize and minimize chemical hazards of the chemicals they use.