OSHA Inspection: LAUTER'S FINE FURNITURE

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

Apr 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for the worksite where stains, acetone and other chemicals are used.

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

May 16, 2016

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)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not provide emplyees who are required to wear respirators with a medical evaluation prior to assignment.

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

May 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    a)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not provide employee's who are required to wear respirators with a fit test prior to assignment.

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

Apr 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 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)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not establish a written Hazard Communication Program for the chemicals used in the workplace.

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

Apr 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.)  a)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not provide Safety Data sheets for employees who use various spray stains, cleaners, and all other types of chemicals to repair furniture.

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

Apr 9, 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)  Work Shop - On or about January 12, 2016, the employer did not provide training of chemicals and stains used to repair furniture

Issued

Mar 30, 2016

Abate by

Apr 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:  a)  Warehouse - On or about January 12, 2016, the restroom provided on site does not have hot or tepid running water for employees to properly wash their hands.