OSHA Inspection: LAY IT STRAIGHT, LLC

Issued

Mar 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  On or about December 9, 2015, the employer did not have safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, such as but not limited to Granite(respiratory), WD 40 (skin irritation), and Acetone(skin irritation).

Issued

Mar 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 6, 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 chemical 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.  On or about December 9, 2015, the employer did not provide employees training on chemicals such as but not limited to WD-40 (skin irritation), Acetone (skin irritation), granite (silicosis).

Issued

Mar 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $280 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  On or about December 9, 2015, the employer did not provide a certification that a hazard assessment had been conducted.

Issued

Mar 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about December 9, 2015, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.