OSHA Inspection: UNITED COMMERCE CENTER, INC.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In the workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable.    This violation was discovered on or about June 9, 2014, where the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program with the provisions of the section including:       -Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;      -Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;      -Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;      -Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;      -Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining      respirators;      -Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency       situations;      -Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations       on their use, and their maintenance;      -Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

Nov 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not 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.    This violation was discovered on June 9, 2014, where the employer had not developed, implemented, and maintained a written hazard communication program for employees working in the painting mixing area when working with chemicals such as acetone, butan-1-ol, ethanol and paint containing: toluene, n-butyl acetate, xylene, 2-butoxyethyl acetate, ethylbenzene, isobutyl acetate, 2-butoxyethanol, and styrene.