OSHA Inspection: FABRICATED PACKAGING MATERIALS

Issued

Apr 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,488 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): Training. An employer must designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.  a. At the site, the employer did not provide training to employees on the company's emergency action plan in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Apr 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,488 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a. In the production area, the employer did not ensure the Big W CNC Hot Wire Profile Cutter Machines were guarded while employees used them to cut large pieces of expanded polystyrene foam.

Issued

Apr 10, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $893 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. At the site, the employer did not provide training to employees on hazardous chemicals used in the work place such as but not limited to, degreasers and brake cleaners.

Issued

Apr 10, 2014

Abate by

May 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii): The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  a. The employer did not ensure the hazard communication program included methods that will be used to inform employees of hazards of the non-routine tasks in the work area.