OSHA Inspection: PROVIDENCE METALLIZING COMPANY INC.

Issued

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    (a) Throughout Workplace: On or about 1/20/16, the employer did not ensure that signs were posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent.

Issued

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a) Cosmetic Spray Painting Area:  On or about 1-20-16, the employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body where employees dispense corrosive materials (Ashland Chemical's Chargepac 60).

Issued

Jul 14, 2016

Abate by

Oct 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i): The building owner, facility owner, or employer did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM or PACM at the workplace and did not exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing material (PACM):    (a) Throughout Facility:  On or about 1-20-16, the building owner had not identified the presence of ACM or PACM in the workplace and had not informed other employers and employees about it's presence and location.

Issued

Jul 14, 2016

Abate by

Oct 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i): The building owner(s) or employer(s) did not affix or post labels or signs on identified ACM and/or PACM that had been previously installed, so that employee(s) would be notified of what materials contained ACM and/or PACM.  Labels were not affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers.  The employer(s) did not attach such labels in area(s) where they would be clearly noticed by employee(s) who were likely to be exposed, such as at the entrance to mechanical room/areas:    (a) Throughout Facility:  On or about 1-20-16, the building owner had not labeled the ACM and/or PACM (pipes and other materials) that had been previously installed, so that employees would be able to identify what materials contained ACM and/or PACM.

Issued

Jul 14, 2016

Abate by

Oct 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produced or imported:    (a) Painting Operations:  On or about 1-20-16, the employer did not develop a safety data sheet for the hazardous in- house paints that they produce.