OSHA Inspection: I MERCHANDISE, LLC

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.  WORKSHOP:   The employer had not established an emergency evacuation plan for the employees.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): Training. An employer must designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not designated and trained employees for a safe and orderly evacuation for other employees during an emergency evacuation process.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not conducted a Workplace Hazard Assessment to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE):  WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) had not trained on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not conducted evaluations of the powered industrial truck (PIT) operator's performance at least once every three years.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) windex, chlorox, pre-treat, and printing cartridges.

Issued

Jun 4, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP:   The employees, who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) windex, chlorox, pre-treat, and printing cartridges were not provided with information and training on the chemical hazard communications.