OSHA Inspection: ZEON CORP

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances;    a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer failed to require the use of hand protection for employees who add mercury to neon signs via the use of a pipet method.  This condition exposed employees to a mercury hazard associated with dermal contact when transferring the mercury from its original container to the neon tube/sign.

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a toxic material.    a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure that food or beverages are not consumed in areas with mercury contamination.   Employees were permitted to consume beverages in the sign-repair area of the establishment.  Measurements were taken and mercury contamination was detected in the sign-repair area.  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with the ingestion of mercury.

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(a): The conductors and/or equipment required or permitted by this subpart were not approved:    a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure the electrical conductors and/or equipment utilized to test neon signs was approved in that the "alligator clip" method for connecting the electrical power source to the neon tubes was a shop-made system and not one that was accepted, certified, listed, labeled or otherwise determined to be safe by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.  This process involves voltages up to 2 kV.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.     Abatement Note: The following quoted text was selected from an Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) standard interpretation letter dated August 24, 1993 to the Philadelphia Electric Company and may be used to comply with 29 CFR 1910.303(a). "Custom made equipment which is designed, fabricated for, and intended for use by a particular customer does not have to be approved if it is determined to be safe for its intended use by the manufacturer. The determination must be made on the basis of test data that the employer keeps and makes available to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA."

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(h)(3): Energized parts of electric equipment rated over 600 volts, nominal, were exposed and the minimum clear work space was less than 3 feet wide (measured parallel to the equipment):    a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure that work spaces were greater than 3 feet wide for employees working with energized electrical parts, in the form of neon signs, which carried voltages up to 2kV.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees who work with and test neon signs were trained with respect to the electrical hazards associated with their work.  Employees were working in close proximity to live electrical components without protective measures or safety-related work practices in place.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.    Abatement Note: Training requirements are found in 29 CFR 1910.331 through 29 CFR 1910.335.  The training required by this section shall be of the classroom or on-the-job type.  The degree of training provided shall be determined by the risk to the employee.

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(ii): Protective shields, protective barriers, or insulating materials were not used to protect each employee from shock, burns, or other electrically related injuries while that employee was working near exposed energized parts:      a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not ensure that protective shields, barriers, or insulating materials were used to protect employees from shock and burn hazards when working near exposed energized parts during the bombarding and burn-in processes associated with the manufacture of neon lights/signs.  Employees work and walk in close proximity (less than two feet) to energized electrical parts carrying 2kV and 30-60mA of charge without any type of protective system in place to prevent contact with live electrical components.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

2014-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): Where respirator use is not required the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.   (a) Zeon Corp @ 321 E Taylor Ave, Suite #150,  Louisville CO 80027:  On or before June 18, 2014, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation and respiratory program training as specified in Appendix D prior to allowing employees to use an air-filtering face piece mask for protection against mercury vapors.   This condition potentially exposed employees to hazards associated with improper respirator use.