OSHA Inspection: INTERFASHION COSMETICS CORP.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

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) Production: Medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to wear a respirator was not provided to those who were required to wear a negative pressure respirator, on or about 01/26/15.   Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982684, citation  number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/13/14, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Henry Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 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) Production: Production employees handle hazardous flammable chemicals such as, but not limited to, ethanol and isopropanol.  The employer did not develop and implement a worksite specific written hazard communication program, on or about 01/26/15.   Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982684, citation  number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 08/13/14, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Henry Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

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) Production: Employees were not provided the information and training on the hazard(s) associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, ethanol and isopropanol, on or about 01/26/15.   Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982684, citation  number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on 08/13/14, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Henry Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $140 · Current $98 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   a) Production: Production employees are required to wear a half-face negative pressure respirator.  The employer did not establish and implement a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program, on or about 01/26/15.   Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982684, citation  number 2, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 08/13/14, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Henry Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608.

Issued

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Production: Production employees were required to wear a half-face negative pressure respirator (MSA Comfo Classic) but were not fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirator, on or about 01/26/15.     Interfashion Cosmetics Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982684, citation number 2, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 08/13/14, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Henry Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608.