OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA CIRTECH INC.

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3):  The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.           (a)   Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, an employee was wearing his personal prescription glasses without wearing eye protection over the prescription glasses. The employee blends corrosive chemicals on a daily basis.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").       Note:   In lieu of wearing protection over prescription glasses, the employer can provide the employee with prescription safety glasses.

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:          (a)        Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, the employer did not select appropriate respirators based on the respiratory hazard present in the blending area. The employer provided Survivair 100800 cartridges, and these are not adequate for protection against cyanide. This condition exposes employees to cyanide.           Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:        (a)               Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, the employer did not conduct air monitoring to determine employees exposure to the air contaminants associated with chemical blending performed in the facility.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

Jun 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 employees were fit tested or required to use a respirator in the workplace:      (a)               Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, the employer did not ensure that all employees who are required to wear a respirator were medically evaluated.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, or at least annually:          (a)   Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees they required to wear tight-fitting half mask respirators passed a fit test prior to use or on an annual basis.                                                                     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i):  All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:        (a)               Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before November 7, 2013, the employer did not provide a mechanism for employees to properly store their respirators.  The employer provides employees with a full face respirator, and that respirator was not stored in such a way to prevent deformation of the facepiece. The respirator was not properly stored in a bag/box so to protect it from contaminations. THe respirator was hanging on piping and this can lead to deformation of the facepiece, leading to an inadequate seal.        Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Mar 31, 2014

Abate by

May 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.      (a)   Florida CirTech, Inc., 1309 N 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631 the employer did not provide employees with information specific to the health hazards of lead. This lack of knowledge exposed employees to hazards associated with lead.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").