OSHA Inspection: RICHARD E. BISHOP LTD.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    a) Production Area: Employees were producing decorative glassware using kilns and the fire extinguishers in the area were last inspected in 2008, on or about January 7, 2016.    Note:  Applies to any extinguishers provided in the workplace.  Maintenance check includes an internal examination, except extinguishers with stored pressure.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) Production Area: Employees were not provided training to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting, on or about January 4, 2016.    ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy, as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and (b) which included the evacuation requirement of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(e): The employer did not remove from service defective or damaged personal protective equipment:    a) Kiln area: Employees pulling hot glassware out of the kiln were using insulated gloves that had holes in the thumbs and the employer did not remove the damaged gloves from service, on or about January 4, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a) Kiln area: Prior to starting the kilns, employees would plug in frayed cords from the kiln ventilation system exposing them to electrical shock, on or about January 4, 2016.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

Apr 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    a) Behind the kilns: The outlet boxes where employees were plugging in and unplugging the kilns did not have the correct faceplate to cover the entire outlet box, on or about January 4, 2016.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a) Main exit door: An orange flexible cord and a gray flexible cord were run to the kiln area and used in lieu of permanent wiring, on or about January 4, 2016.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $300 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) Production Area: Employees use various chemicals including but not limited to Bright Brushing Platinum paint, Bright Brushing Gold Luster paint, and turpentine and the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program, on or about January 4, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

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29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(5): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program for formaldehyde exposures in the workplace:    a) Production Area: Employees packaging glasses in close proximity to operating kilns firing glasses with decals were exposed to formaldehyde and the employer did not have a hazard communication program, on or about February 10, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a) Production Area: Employees use various chemicals including but not limited to Bright Brushing Platinum paint, Bright Brushing Gold Luster paint, and turpentine and the employer did not obtain and maintain safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals in the facility, on or about January 4, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Production Area: Employees use various chemicals including but not limited to Bright Brushing Platinum paint, Bright Brushing Gold Luster paint, and turpentine and the employer did not provide employees with information about hazardous chemicals in their areas and the location of the safety data sheets, on or about January 4, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

Apr 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to formaldehyde participated in a training program:    a) Production area: Employees were exposed to formaldehyde while packaging glassware in close proximity to kilns that were firing glassware with decals and the employees were not provided training as described in the paragraph, on or about February 10, 2016.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

Apr 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.    a) Production Area: The exit access leading to the marked exit from the production area was approximately 25 inches wide between the wall and the kilns, on or about January 4, 2016.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    a) Production Area: Employees packaging glasses in close proximity to operating kilns firing glasses with decals were exposed to formaldehyde and the facility did not monitor to determine employee exposure, on or about February 10, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required.