OSHA Inspection: EXPORT TRANSPORT COMPANY

Issued

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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:  a) Establishment  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees who drove propane forklifts and charged lead acid batteries.  Violation occurred on or about 12/5/13.

Issued

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-24 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 in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) Establishment  The employer did not have safety data sheets for hazardous substances used in the warehouse including, but not limited to, propane and lead-acid batteries.  Violation occurred on or about 12/5/13.

Issued

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Establishment  The employer did not provide hazard communication training to employees who drove propane forklifts and charged lead acid batteries.  Violation occurred on or about 12/5/13.

Issued

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Warehouse  Employees provided with filtering facepiece respirators for voluntary use when cleaning were not provided with Appendix D "Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard."  Violation occurred on or about 12/6/13.