OSHA Inspection: TEST LOGIC, INC.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): Cleaning. Spray booths shall be so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction.    WORKSHOP:  The western, eastern, and southern sides of the paint booth/room, unknown identification were not maintained a clear space of not less than three (3) feet at all times.      THE LEFT AND BACK SIDES WERE ABATED DURING INSPECTION

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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).     WORKSHOP:   The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

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 employer had not trained the employees who were required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on the PPE Workplace Hazard Assessment.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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 worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    WORKSHOP:   The employer had not established and implemented a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear half facepiece cartridge respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  WORKSHOP:  The employee, required to wear the halfface piece cartridge respirator while performing spray painting operation was not provided with respiratory protection training.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    WORKSHOP:  The employee, required to wear the half facepiece cartridge respirator during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been medically evaluated for the ability prior to the employee wearing the respirator.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  WORKSHOP:  The employee, required to wear the half facepiece cartridge respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been fit tested prior to initial wear.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee shall be cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition;    WORKSHOP: The half facepiece respirator, worn by the employees during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting was not cleaned and disinfected on the inside and outside the surfaces of the respirator.                 ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  WORKSHOP:  The half facepiece cartridge respirators and filtering facepiece dust masks, worn by an employee during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting were not stored properly to protect from damage and contamination.                              ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through providing training and evaluation that the employees operating the powered industrial truck (PIT) were competent to operate PIT safely at all times.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.    WORKSHOP: The markings for the capacity rating of the front end fork attachment, that was used with the Toyota powered industrial truck (PIT) to lift and lower equipment were worn out.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.  WORKSHOP:  The Toyota powered industrial forklift truck, that was equipped with a non-factory installed front-end attachment was not marked to identify and show all necessary changes and information prior to use.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3): On applications where injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power failures, provision shall be made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power.    WORKSHOP:  The Ryobi Precision bench top table saw was not equipped with a magnetic starter.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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, 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) spray paints, welding gases, and WD 40.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 10, 2016

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 safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP:  The employees, who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) spray paints, welding gases and WD 40 were not provided with information and training in the chemical hazard communications.