OSHA Inspection: LOWE'S HOME CENTER, INC.

Issued

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard.    At this establishment employees voluntary using respirator were not provided with information such as Appendix D.

Issued

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  At this establishment, there were no evaluations of the respiratory protection program; employees were utilizing a half face respirator to protect themselves against gases and vapors when employees were tasked to empty containers such as weed eaters, gas blowers etc. which contained liquids into a chemical barrel. The employees used a half face respirator to protect themselves from fumes and/or vapors without being informed of the maintenance, cleaning and care, and warnings regarding the respirators limitations.