OSHA Inspection: KUHIO BANYAN OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $952.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):  Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    On June 23, 2014, in the maintenance shop, the household use relocatable power taps were connected together in series and were utilized in an industrial area.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  On or about June 23, 2014, employees performed maintenance using chemicals including, but not limited to, VM&P Naphtha, Stripper, M.E.K. Substitute and the employer did not provide employees with material safety data sheets.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not 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 chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.    On or about June 23, 2014, employees performed maintenance with chemicals including, but not limited to, VM&P Naphtha, Stripper, M.E.K. Substitute and the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer provided respirators at the request of employees. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):  On or about June 23, 2014, employees performing maintenance used filtering face-pieces and the employer did not provide those employees with the information contained in Appendix D of this section.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):  The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored and maintained so as not to create a health hazard to the user:  On or about June 23, 2014, employees performing maintenance used filtering face-piece respirators and the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored and maintained so as not to create a health hazard to the user.

Issued

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): General. Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:  On June 23, 2014, employees working from the maintenance shop were exposed to unsanitary conditions in that the washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition.