OSHA Inspection: PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION RESOURCES

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:      a) Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ site  Flow rack packing area:  The direction of travel to the exit and exit discharge was not immediately apparent.  Signs were not posted to indicate the direction of travel from the flow rack packing area to the nearest exit and exit discharge.                     Condition noted on/or about September 11, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.   a) Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ site  Baler Area:  The Employer did not ensure that the employee exposed to eye hazards from flying objects, such as the release of wires during the wiring of bales use appropriate eye protection.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching of flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   Please enter your variable information after this comment box.       a)      Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ facility  Loading Dock:  Eyewash facility was not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use where an employee is exposed corrosive materials such as, sulfuric acid.       Reference:  American national Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (ANSI Standard Z358.1-2004)       Condition noted on/or about September 11, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The Employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      a) Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ site - Facility: A written Hazard Communication Program was not provided where employees are exposed to chemicals, including but not limited to the following chemicals:   - sulfuric acid contained in Enersys lead-acid batteries,   - sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide contained in Clorox bleach,   - Alkyl alcohol ethoxylates and glycol acid contained in Pine-Sol   - isopropanol and ethyleneglycol monohexylether contained in Windex glass cleaner,   - etc.      Condition noted on/or about September 12, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for each hazardous chemical:    a)      Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ facility  Facility: MSDS for chemicals used were not available to the employees.  Examples of these chemicals include, but not limited to the following:  - sulfuric acid contained in Enersys lead-acid batteries,  - sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide contained in Clorox bleach,  - Alkyl alcohol ethoxylates and glycol acid contained in Pine-Sol  - isopropanol and ethyleneglycol monohexylether contained in Windex glass cleaner,  - etc.     Condition noted on/or about September 13, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Where the employer provided respirators for employees to use voluntarily, the employer did not provide the respirator user with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):    a)      Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ site  Loading dock: The Employer did not provide employees, voluntarily wearing filtering facepiece respirators (N95 4150), with the information contained in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").     Condition noted on/or about September 13, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:     a)      Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ facility  Building 5:  Electrical panel (SDP-1) was not labeled to indicate its purpose.  Equipment such as, but not limited to the lights of Building 5, baseboard heat in the office, etc. are controlled by electrical panel SDP-1.  Condition observed on/or about September 11, 2013.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less was used for storage:    a)      Packaging Distribution Resources, Sayreville, NJ facility  Building 5: Electrical panel board (SDP-1) rated 480/277 volts was not maintained free of storage, in that, storage materials such as, boxes containing client product (skin care products), pallets of boxes,  etc. obstructed the access way.        Condition noted on/or about September 11, 2013.