OSHA Inspection: THE ALLEN COMPANY

Issued

2014-08-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.    a) Forklift operators did receive refresher training every three years to evaluate the effectiveness the companies powered industrial lift truck training program.

Issued

2014-08-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) The employer did not developed and establish a written hazard communication program to the dangers, hazards and safe guards on how to prevent exposure to the chemicals that they work with including but not limited to paint thinner.

Issued

2014-08-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  The employer did not provide training in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard, employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to resin screen ink (flammable), thinner-9630 (flammable),  ink degradent (flammable)  and haze remover (corrosive).