OSHA Inspection: WESSON ENERGY, INC.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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:   Location: 165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708    A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for employees required to wear 3M 6200 half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators with particulate cartridges.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Location: 165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708   An evaluation of respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace such as but not limited to respiratory exposures to Applegate Bora-Spray Cellulose Insulation containing between 1% - 13% Boric Acid was not conducted.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

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:   Location: 165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708   Each employee wearing 3M 6200 half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators with particulate cartridges were not provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   Location: 165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708       Each employees required to wear 3M 6200 half face negative pressure tight fitting respirator with particulate cartridges were not qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative (QNFT) fit tested.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provided effective training to employees who are required to use respirators:    Location: 165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708      Each employee required to wear 3M 6200 half face negative pressure tight fitting respirator with particulate cartridges were not provide comprehensive respiratory protection training.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     Location:  165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708  A written hazard communications program was not develop or implemented for products and chemicals such as but not limited to acetone, Applegate Bora-Spray Cellulose Insulation(containing Boric Acid), propane and oil.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   Location:  165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708  Each employee was not provided effective information and training on products and chemicals such as but not limited to acetone, Applegate Bora-Spray Cellulose Insulation(containing Boric Acid), propane and oil at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard (product/chemical) was introduced into their workplace.

Issued

2016-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): The employer did not train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013.   Location:  165 Railroad Hill Street, Waterbury, CT 06708    Each employee was not provided with training on the new labeling elements and safety data sheets formats for products and chemicals such as but not limited to acetone, Applegate Bora-Spray Cellulose Insulation(containing Boric Acid), propane and oil.