OSHA Inspection: LITTLE RAYMOND'S PRINT SHOP, INC.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exits routes were not available to permit prompt evacuation of employees during an emergency:     a) Storage area in northern part of structure, an exit consisting of a side swinging door was not accessible within a 200 foot travel distance, on or about, November 10, 2015.      "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   a) Printing room, the doorway leading to the lobby in the southern side of the structure was not labeled with an exit sign, on or about, November 10, 2015.    b) Lobby, the swinging doorway leading to the southern exit of the structure was not labeled with an exit sign, on or about, November 10, 2015.    c) Storage area in northern part of structure, the header over the interior aisle passageway leading from the storage area to the printing room was not labeled with a sign that directed travel to the nearest exit, on or about, November 10, 2015.     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): Work space was less than 30 inches wide in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less:     a) Digital print room, access to a breaker panel and switch panel for building circuits, was blocked by printers, on or about November 10, 2015.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a) Digital print room, the BX type conduit was pulled out of a conveyor motor housing on the HIX oven, thus exposing live parts, on or about November 10, 2015.    "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:   a) Digital print room, the BX type conduit was pulled out of a conveyor motor housing on the HIX oven, thus preventing a continuous path to ground on the individual circuit, on or about November 10, 2015.     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,200 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(f)(3)(i): The employer did not make provisions to contain any spills and to safely dispose of any methylene chloride contaminated waste materials:     a) Printing room, two 55 gallon drums of Albatross USA, AlbaChem Superkleen S.P.I.F. were stored on top of wooden pallets adjacent to an aisle way use for forktruck travel and did not have any type of spill containment or leak detection equipment, on or about November 10, 2015.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i): The employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and/or how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace:   a) Printing room, spot cleaning using a chemical which contained methylene chloride was performed and employees were not provided with information and training of the requirements of the standard and its appendices, November 10, 2015.     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:  a) Printing room, cleaner containing methylene chloride at 85% to 95% by volume was transferred from one container to another and sprayed with electric sprayer and an eyewash was not in the immediate area, on or about, November 10, 2015.    "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)(i): The employer did not document the objective data used for exemption as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1052(m):  a) Printing room, spot cleaning using a chemical which contained methylene chloride was performed and an initial determination of employee exposure was not made, on or about, November 10, 2015.    "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 17302037

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):     a) Printing room, an electric spot sprayer with re-fillable small plastic reservoir contained methylene chloride and was not labeled, on or about, November 10, 2015.       b) Screen wash area, a 5 gallon plastic container with non-specified liquid detergent, was on a shelf with other detergents and cleaners and was not labeled, on or about, November 10, 2015.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 17302037

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet   a) The chemical hazard communication program did not contain a current list of hazardous chemicals used in the workplace, on or about, November 10, 2015.     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(10): Safety data sheets may be kept in any form, including operating procedures, and may be designed to cover groups of hazardous chemicals in a work area where it may be more appropriate to address the hazards of a process rather than individual hazardous chemicals. However, the employer shall ensure that in all cases the required information is provided for each hazardous chemical, and is readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):   a) Printing room, alkane, chloride and naphtha based spot cleaning chemicals manufactured by Albatross USA Inc. were used in the production area and safety data sheets for each formulation were not maintained, November 10, 2015.     "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"