OSHA Inspection: MALACHI 3:10 INC

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Apr 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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) The employer has not provided medical evaluations to employee required to wear half and full face cartridge respirators.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Apr 10, 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) was used, and at least annually thereafter:  a) The employer has not fit tested employees required to wear half or full face cartridge respirators since 2011.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes:  a) The employer did not provide training on how to recognize presumed asbestos containing materials and the methods to be utilized to prevent the presumed asbestos containing materials being disturbed during renovation activities.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification requirements.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):  a) Three spray bottles of carpet cleaning solutions in the Carpet Cleaning Van were not labeled with the identity or hazards of the contents.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Employees were not trained on the hazards of ozone and hydroxyl. Employees use an ozone generating machine in the Ozone Room and hydroxyl generating machines at customer locations.       Abatement documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): The employer did not train their employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013:  a) The employer had not provided training to their employees on the new label elements and safety data sheets format under the Globally Harmonized System for hazard communication by January 10, 2014.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Employees voluntarily wearing dust masks were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.