OSHA Inspection: THE HANDICAPPED AND RETIRED PEOPLE INC.

Issued

2014-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 03370830

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:  On or about May 12, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop a hazard communication program for employees who complete work tasks by using ink products that contain hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, cyclohexanone and benzyl alcohol.

Issued

2014-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were prominently displayed on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:  On or about May 12, 2014, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not label a squeeze bottle of ink thinner, a flammable chemical, with product identification or any warning of physical and health hazards to employees who use the squeeze bottle of ink thinner during the pen printing process.

Issued

2014-07-07 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:  On or about May 12, 2014, at the above jobsite, the employer did not have safety data sheets for chemical products that contain hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, cyclohexanone and benzyl alcohol, that are used by employees to stamp wording on to pens with ink.

Issued

2014-07-07 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:  On or about May 12, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide training to employees who use ink products that contain hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, cyclohexanone and benzyl alcohol to stamp wording onto pens.