OSHA Inspection: ENTERPRISE HVAC SUPPLY CO. LLC

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not determine each employee's exposure by taking a personal breathing zone air sample of each employee's exposure:    a) Facility    The employer did not determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride by taking a personal breathing zone air sample while employees were using Elgen Manufacturing Co Inc Duct Liner Adhesive which contains 40-50% methylene chloride.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide and ensure the use of appropriate gloves when employees used Elgen Manufacturing Co Inc Duct Liner Adhesive which contains 45-55% methylene chloride applying the duct liner.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): When it was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride, the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities for employees who use Elgen Manufacturing Co Inc Duct Liner Adhesive which contains 45-55% methylene chloride.    Violation observed on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 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:    a) Facility    The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous materials such as 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, acrylic polymer and nitrogen found in products to include Duro Dyne Paw 40 Adhesive.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a) Facility    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical, such as, but not limited to, Duro Dyne Paw 40 Adhesive.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-17 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) Facility    The employer did not provide effective information and training for employees using hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, acrylic polymer and nitrogen contained in Duro Dyne Paw 40 Adhesive.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide information and training for employees who use Elgen Manufacturing Co Inc Duct Liner Adhesive which contains 45-55% methylene chloride.    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.

Issued

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-17 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) Facility    The employer did not provide employees, voluntarily wearing filtering facepiece respirators such as MSA N95 model 10102229, with the information contained in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").    Violation occurred on or about 12/16/2013.