OSHA Inspection: STARRETT MASON

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:      At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, although portable fire extinguishers were available for employee use, neither initial, nor annual retraining was provided.      Note:  Employer may exercise one of the following options.      1.  Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR1910.157(d) (75 feet to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 feet to the nearest unit for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage firefighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g). The other sections of 29 CFR also apply.      2.  Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1),designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR1910.38(a) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).      3.  Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy shall include an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 related to use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided, but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(e) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance, and testing of equipment).

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 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 and which also includes the items listed in (e)(1)(i) and (ii):     At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, No written hazard communication program was developed for employees removing the hazardous chemical sulfur from the tanks.

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and ensure that they are readily accessible to employees:    At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, no data sheet was maintained on the site for the hazardous chemical sulfur which was being  removed  from the tanks.

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) Employees were not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area:    At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, employees were not trained in the hazards of the Sulfur they were working with on the site and were not informed as required in 29 CFR 1910.1200 (h)(2) and (h)(3).

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, no respirator program was developed for employees who were required to wear full face  particulate cartridge respirators for protection from sulfur dust.

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, No fit testing was done for employees required to wear a respirator for protection from particulate sulfur.

Issued

2014-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):  The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    At the site located at 1811 20th St NE, Canton, Ohio, no fit testing was done for employees required to wear a respirator for protection from particulate sulfur.