OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL PLUMBING SPECIALTIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(1): Exit routes shall not have flammable, explosive, combustible gases or flammable furnishings stored in the exit route.      a) Exit route leading to Saw Mill River Rd:     Propane gas cylinders were stacked and stored in the exit route; on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a) Exit route leading to Saw Mill River Rd:     The exit route was blocked by stacked products; on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 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)  At facility:     Employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to propane gas cylinders to power two Clark forklift trucks; on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical   (a) At facility:  The employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to propane gas to power two Clark forklift trucks; on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 22, 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) At facility:   The employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to propane gas cylinders; on or about 05/30/14.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.      a) At facility:    The employer did not post the OSHA 300A form for 2014 between February 1 and April 30, 2015; on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): At this establishment, the OSHA logs of recordable occupational injuries and illnesses required to be kept under part 1904, were not provided within four (4) business hours for the calendar years of 2012, 2013 and 2014.    a) At facility:    The OSHA 300 forms for the 2014, 2013 and 2012 calendar years were not provided within four business hours.  CSHOs arrived and asked for these logs on 02/11/15 and did not receive them until 02/13/5.

Issued

Mar 27, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.43(b)(1)(i)(D):The following information was not on the 300 forms: the certification signature, title and date.    a) At facility:    The OSHA 300 forms were not correctly completed for the 2014, 2013 and 2012 calendar years.  The employer failed to ensure that the forms had the certification signature, title, and date; on or about 02/11/15.