OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SALES LLC

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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:    a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program when employees were provided tight-fitting half-face respiratory for voluntary use.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) though (m) must be included in a written respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to, the following:    1)  Medical evaluations  2)  Respirator selection  3)  Maintenance, use and care of respirators  4)  Employee information and training  5)  Recordkeeping

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 27, 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:  a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer had not provided medical evaluations to determine the employees' abilities to use a respirator when a welder employee wore tight-fitting half-face respirators with filtering cartridges.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 27, 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:  a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, when employees were provided with and wore tight-fitting half-face respirators on a voluntary basis.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposures for employees who were exposed to chromium (VI) fumes while welding and plasma cutting on stainless steel.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not address at least the following hazards with employees exposed to hexavalent chromium: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization:  a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not provide training to employees on the health hazards of chromium (VI) when employees were welding and plasma cutting on stainless steel.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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) On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program when employees worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, welding fume from welding wire and metal work pieces, compressed gas, caulk and degreasers.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a written hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to, the following:      1)  Written program  2)  Labeling  3)  Chemical list and SDS collection  4)  Employee information and training

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not provide information to employees as to the location and availability of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to welding fume from welding wire and metal work pieces, compress gas, caulk and degreasers.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Sep 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  a)  On or about 06/04/2015, the employer did not train employees on the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area such as, but not limited to, welding fume from welding fume from welding wire and metal work pieces, compress gas, caulk and degreasers.