OSHA Inspection: ART DESIGN CONSULTANTS

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii): The written program did not contain provisions for medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators:     (a)    An employee was permitted to wear a 3M negative pressure half mask respirator outfitted with organic cartridges voluntarily where the employer did have the employee medically evaluated to wear the respirator exposing the employee to increased stress on the cardiovascular system.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(viii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance:     (a)    An employee was permitted to wear a 3M negative pressure half face respirator while grinding copper and applying epoxy resin without being trained on the don, use, doff and limitations of the respirator exposing the employee to potential cardiovascular disorders associated with negative pressure respirators.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     (a) Employees were exposed to potential irreversible eye damage from splashes of Ferric Chloride solution containing 40 percent ferric chloride and one percent hydrochloric acid with a pH of less than one while draining the solution, using the solution to etch copper and refilling the solution.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) On or about August 19, 2014 and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards from wood chips while cleaning frames with compressed air in excess of 75 p.s.i.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:    (a)    Employees use Whitaker Epoxy Resin and Epoxy Hardener to coat copper plates approximately twenty times per month using five gallons per month which exposes them to potential blindness, chemical burns, respiratory sensitization and skin sensitization.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  (a)    The employer did not maintain or have immediate availability to MSDSs for employees who use Whitaker Epoxy Resin and Epoxy Hardener, among others, to coat copper plates approximately twenty times per month using five gallons per month which exposes them to potential blindness, chemical burns, respiratory sensitization and skin sensitization.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a)    Employees were not trained in the methods of detection, physical and health hazards, protection methods and MSDSs of Whitaker Epoxy Resin and Epoxy Hardener which can cause potential blindness, chemical burns, respiratory sensitization and skin sensitization while coating copper plates.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   (a)    On or about August 19, 2014 and at times prior, for an employee required to grind on copper plate as a necessary process in the creation of art that was exposed to copper fume which can cause gastrointestinal distress and irritation to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    On or about August 19, 2014 and at times prior, an employee was allowed to wear a 3M half mask respirator with organic cartridges that were not equipped with an end of service life indicator and no change schedule was developed for employees wearing the respirator while applying Whitaker Epoxy Resin and Hardener which is stated to be a respiratory sensitizer.     Note:  The employer may provide an air-purifying respirator provided the respirator is equipped with end-of-service-life indicators or a change schedule has been developed. Otherwise, the employer must provide an atmosphere-supplying respirator.