OSHA Inspection: CLEAN ALL OF SYRACUSE LLC

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures:  a) At the facility, on or about 9-25-2014:  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program established and implemented for those employees required to wear respiratory protection, including North half face cartridge respirators.  The respiratory protection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.  Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

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) At the facility, on or about 9-25-2014:  The employer had not determined chemical exposure levels for employees required to use North half face respirators when formulating and filling containers with hazardous liquids.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, on or about 9-25-2014:  The employer had provided no medical evaluation for employees required to use North half face respirators when formulating and filling containers with hazardous liquids.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, on or about 9-25-2014:  The employer had not provided a fit test to employees required to use North half face respirators when formulating and filling containers with hazardous liquids.     Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   a) At the facility, on or about 9-25-2014:  The employer had provided no training to employees required to use North half face respirators when formulating and filling containers with hazardous liquids.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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) In the fill areas,  on or about 11/6/2013:  The walkways or aisles were obstructed by equipment, parts and other items between the fill station and the eyewash.   Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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)    In the facility, on or about 9-25-2014: The employer had not developed a written hazard communication program where hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to methanol, sodium hypochlorite, ammonia, and hydrogen peroxide were used.  Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  a)    Production Area, rear warehouse wall, on or about 9-25-2014: There were unlabeled containers and unmarked bags of solid and liquid chemicals.  Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced:  a) At the worksite, on or about September 25,2014: The employees were exposed to, formulating and packaging corrosive, flammable and toxic chemical mixtures; and they were not trained about the hazards of the products a the time of initial assignment to work with these chemicals.    Abatement certification must be submitted.