OSHA Inspection: VENTURE PRODUCTS

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:     On or before January 17, 2015, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 7 feet 9.5 inches. Standard railings were not in place.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

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 that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Employees utilize a 3M Air-Mate HEPA PAPR with hood on a voluntary basis while performing dry coating operations. On or about January 17, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 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:     On or about January 17, 2015, employees that were provided powered air purifying respirators for use while performing dry coating operations had not first been provided a medical evaluation.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:     On or about January 17, 2015, employees that were provided powered air purifying respirators for use while performing dry coating operations had not first been provided with a copy of Appendix D.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     On or about January 17, 2015, machine specific energy control procedures had not been developed, documented, and utilized for equipment with multiple power sources including, but not limited to the oven downstream of the powder coating area.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    On or about January 17, 2015, periodic inspections of the companys energy control procedure were not conducted.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $0 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:    On or about January 17, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.  a. On or about January 27, 2015, materials including, but not limited to Excel Red paint, Corvel Yellow paint, and racks of miscellaneous materials were stored above the front office area. The area was not marked with its approved load.   b. On or about January 27, 2015, materials including, but not limited to lightbulbs were stored overhead a modular office between the cleaning and painting areas. The structure was not marked with its approved load.