OSHA Inspection: ARTBEATS, INC.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Feb 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $1,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(3): An adjustable stop shall be provided to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the position necessary to complete the cut in repetitive operations.    WORKSHOP:  The Craftsman radial arm saw was not equipped with an adjustable forward travel stop for the cutting head.                  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,940 · Current $2,970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2), which was contained in Citation 2, Item 1, contained in OSHA inspection number 314165432, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,940 · Current $2,970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained all the employees on the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for this equvialent violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(v), which was contained in Citation 2, Item 2, contained in OSHA inspection number 314165432, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $3,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the industrial saws.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c )(1), which was contained in Citation 1, Item 1a, contained in OSHA inspection number 123191033, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $3,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific for the employee during servicing and maintenance of equipment such as (but not limited to) the equipment, such as (but not limited to) the industrial saws.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c )(4)(i), which was contained in Citation 1, Item 1b, contained in OSHA inspection number 123191033, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $3,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.     WORKSHOP:   The employees, as "authorized, affected and other types" were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lo/to) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited not limited to) the industrial saws.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c )(7)(i), which was contained in Citation 1, Item 2, contained in OSHA inspection number 123191033, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Feb 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,940 · Current $2,970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location.     WORKSHOP:  The electrical equipment, such as (but not limited to) outlets, junction boxes installed and used throughout the work area from where combustible wood dust was generated and accumulated, and the switches installed on woodworking machinery were neither approved nor intrinsically safe for the Class II Division 2 hazardous location.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.307(c), which was contained in Citation 1, Item 5, contained in OSHA inspection number 123191033, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,940 · Current $2,970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the chemicals consisted of Blickrylic paints and Golden Custom Products Gel.      New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in Citation 1, Item 4a, contained in OSHA inspection number 314165432, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.

Issued

Jan 27, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,940 · Current $2,970 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.    WORKSHOP:  The employees were not all provided with  training and information in the hazard communication program who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Blickrylic paints and Golden Custom Products Gel.                                               New York Graphic Society Publishing Group/Artbeat was previously cited for an equivalent violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(h), which was contained was contained in Citation 1, Item 4b, contained in OSHA inspection number 314165432, issued on 06-28-2010, with a final order date of  07-16-10, with respect to a workplace location at 130 Scott Road, Waterbury, CT 06705.