OSHA Inspection: CHUCKLES INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a.     Compounding area - The employer did not have a site-specific written respiratory protection program.    Abatement Note:  Written program shall include the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) as applicable, and the program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.      (i)     Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;  (ii)    Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;  (iii)    Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;  (iv)   Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;  (v)    Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;   (vi)   Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;  (vii)  Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  (viii) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and  (ix)   Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  a.     Compounding area - The employer did not designate a program administrator to oversee all aspects of required respirator use in the compounding area.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    a.     Compounding area - The employer had not determined and implemented a change schedule for the ammonia cartridges used on the North full-face respirator.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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.     Compounding area - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for the worker wearing required-use respirators during compounding operations.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a.     Compounding area - Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirators and annually thereafter.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): The Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) was not properly certified:    a.      Establishment - The 300A summary forms were not certified by a company executive.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Oct 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employees had not been provided with training including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a.      Establishment - The employer had not provided employees with training about the GHS labeling system and Safety Data Sheets, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information, where materials such as, but not limited to, ammonia, ammonium thiolactane, sodium hydroxide, isopropyl alcohol, are used.