OSHA Inspection: VIDEO SERVICES GROUP, INC

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii): Areas in which flammable liquids were transferred from one tank or container to another container were not separated from other operations in the building by adequate distance or by construction having adequate fire resistance. Drainage or other means was not provided to control spills:    In the Packaging area, employee(s) dispensed from a 55-gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol (99%) approximately daily.  The 55-gallon drum was located near a dock door where forklift operator(s) passed by.  Drainage or other means was not provided to control spills.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were not dispensed into containers with the nozzle and container electrically interconnected:   In the Packaging area, employee(s) dispensed from a 55-gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol (99%) approximately daily without grounding and bonding.  Grounding and bonding are required to prevent a static spark from igniting the flammable vapors.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-site-specific procedures:    a/ For the employee who used a MSA 1/2 face negative pressure respirator with cartridges to clean masks with sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid, approximately twice per week,  a written respiratory protection program, medical evaluation, fit testing, and training had not been implemented.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a)  Employers did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes;  For the forklift operator who changed propane cylinders wearing leather gloves rather than chemical resistant gloves.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): Employers did not train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013:  At the facility for employees who used chemicals including but not limited to sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, nickel sulfomate, propane, and isopropyl alcohol, training on the new Global Harmonization System (GHS) safety data sheets and new labeling system with pictograms had not been implemented.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person was exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a/ For employees who used nitric acid, and sodium hydroxide in the nickel plating area, an approved eyewash with a 15 minute continuous upright stream of water was not available for immediate emergency use.    b/ For employee(s) who used 50% sodium hydroxide from the cage and hydrochloric acid to clean masks in the old air compressor room,  an approved eyewash with a 15 minute continuous upright stream of water was not available for immediate emergency use.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The employer did not keep OSHA injury and illness records and had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and was not classified as a partially exempt industry under �� 1904.2:    The employer had not maintained OSHA 300 Logs and OSHA 300A Summaries for calendar years 2013 and 2014.  The employer had two OSHA recordable injuries in calendar year 2014.

Issued

2015-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): At the end of each calendar year, the employer did not review the OSHA 300 Log, create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log, certify the summary and post the annual summary:     The calendar year 2014 OSHA 300 A Summary was not posted at the time of the inspection on February 18, 2015.