OSHA Inspection: PREFERRED QUALITY SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2014-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a:  The employer did not certify abatement for Citation 1, Item 2 b.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

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:  (a)  Warehouse/Mix Area:  Training required under section (h)(3) of this standard such as the hazards associated with each chemical used was not conducted with employees working with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Organoclay that contains quartz silica as determined on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-09 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 material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a)  Warehouse/Mix Area:  The employer did not maintain the material safety data sheets for each hazardous material used on site including, but not limited to, Organoclay that contains quartz silica as determined on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a)  Warehouse/Mixing Area:  A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures had not been developed for employees using a 3M half mask respirator while handling hazadous chemicals such as organoclay as determined on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a)  Warehouse/Mixing Area:  A medical evaluation was not provided for employees prior to using a 3M half mask respirator while working with hazadous chemicals such as the organoclay as determined on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(ii): Respirators issued to more than one employee were not cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different individuals:  (a)  Warehouse/Mixing Area:  Employees were sharing one 3M respirator on site and they were not instructed to clean the respirator before use by another individual as determined on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a)  Warehouse/Mixing Area:  Employees were storing a 3M respirator on site by hanging it unprotected from its straps from the side of the mix tank as observed on October 30, 2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.