WESTON, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: FARRELL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO., INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of FARRELL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO., INC in 7405 COMMERCE, WESTON, WI 54476 (NAICS 423810). OSHA activity number 339667461.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FARRELL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO., INC
- Site address
- 7405 COMMERCE
- City
- WESTON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54476
- Mailing
- 1510 N HASTINGS WAY, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423810
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: a) The employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program for the employee required to wear a dust mask while grinding concrete off used forms. An effective respiratory protection program includes, but is not limited, the following: 1. Procedures for selecting the appropriate respirator for use in the workplace. 2. Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators. 3. Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators. 4. Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. 5. Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators. 6. Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations. 7. Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance. 8. Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) The employer had not developed a written hazard communication program. b) The employer had not trained employees on the hazards associated with and the techniques to be used to clean up incidental spills, such as leaking cement sealer container. c) The employer had not developed a procedure to ensure employees receive hazard communication training before starting a non-routine task, such as training on silica dust before grinding dried concrete off forms.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339667461.
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