OSHA Inspection: R & P POOLS, INC.

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    a.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/14, employees operate the Powered Industrial Truck (PIT).  The employer did not certify that each employee who operated a PIT to move warehouse materials into and around the warehouse, had been trained and evaluated , as required.        ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2): The Building and facility owners did not determine the presence, location and quantity of ACM and PACM. The employer and building and facility owners did not exercise due diligence in complying with requirements to inform employers and employees about presence and location of ACM and PACM.    a.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, the facility has overhead piping that is covered in thermal system insulation (TSI),Presumed Asbestos Containing Materials (PACM), some in poor condition.  The employer has not determined the presence, location and quantity of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and PACM within the facility.  The employer and building facility owners did not exercise due diligence in complying with requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and locations of ACM and PACM.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i): The employer did not affix signs or labels so that employees would be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM to materials that were previously identified to be ACM and/or PACM.    a.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, PACM-pipe covering had not been labeled to notify employees what materials contain Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) and/or Presumed Asbestos-Containing materials (PACM).    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(iii):   Building and facility owners shall inform employers of employees, and employers shall inform employees who will perform housekeeping activities in areas which contain ACM and/or PACM of the presence and location of ACM and/or PACM in such areas.    a.)  Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, building and facility owners did not inform employers of employees and their employees who performed housekeeping activities in areas which contain ACM and/or PACM of the presence and location of the ACM/PACM.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED  -

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes:    a.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, employees perform housekeeping work, such as but not necessarily limited to sweeping of floors, in areas where asbestos or presumed asbestos containing materials is present on overhead pipes.  The employer has not provided an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 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) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, employees working in the warehouse pick orders from and/or store containers of pool chemicals in the warehouse area.  In some cases, the chemicals spill from either broken or opened containers, requiring the employees to clean up the spilled pool chemicals (may contain cyanuric acid and/or sodium hypochlorite).  The employer has not developed, fully implemented, and does not maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specific in 29 CFR 1910.1200 (f), (g), and (h) will be met.    A written program should include descriptions of how the criteria for:        1.) Labeling and other forms of warning;      2.) (Materials) safety data Sheets; and,      3.) Employee information and training will be met.    Additionally, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace must be compiled.  Methods used to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the informing of contractors of workplace hazards must also be addressed.  The written program must be made available upon request.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 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.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, employees working with packaged pool chemicals (contain sodium hypochlorite and cyanuric acid) were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of initial assignment and when ever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(a): The employer did not record workplace injuries and illnesses that would be considered to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore to be recordable, if it results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness. You must also consider a case to meet the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.    Office - On or about 2/11/15, the employer had not recorded workplace injuries and illness that would be considered to meet the general recording criteria.    a.) On or about 12/8/14, an employee sustained a broken arm which resulted in 46 days of lost time.  This was not completely recorded on the 2014 log.    b.) On or about 9/3/14, a temporary employee sustained a low back strain which resulted in 5 lost days and 13 restricted days.  The employer had not recorded the injury on the 2014 log.    c.) On 12/10/14, a temporary employee sustained a R ring finger dislocation which resulted in 6 lost days and 57 restricted days.  The employer had not recorded the injury on the 2014 log.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 4, 2015

Abate by

Apr 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for respirator use:  a.) Warehouse - On or about 2/11/15, the employer has 3M elastomeric respirators with cartridges which can be used by employees, as desired.  The employer has not developed a written and implemented respiratory protection program.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED