OSHA Inspection: WEBER AND SCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3): The floor surface of a spray booth and operator's working area, if combustible, were not covered with non-combustible material of such character as to facilitate the safe cleaning and removal of residues:         Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company/ NJ site: The floor surface of the spray booth was not covered with non combustible material. The employer used flattened cardboard material to capture overspray during spray finishing operations.       Observed on/or about 01/21/2016.

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i)-(ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:         Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company/ NJ site: A site specific written respiratory protection program that includes, but not limited to training, storage, and maintenance of respirators was not implemented at the site location.       Condition observed on/or about 01/21/16.

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 was required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company/ NJ site: Operator(s) that are required to wear tight-fitting negative pressure respirators during spray booth operations were not provided a medical evaluation prior to their use of respirators.    Condition observed on/or about 01/21/16.

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria in 29 CFR 1910.1200 (f), (g), and (h) will be met:      Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company: A chemical Hazard Communication program had not been developed and implemented for the facility, where employee(s) use products such as Red Oxide Primer and hydraulic oil.       Observed on/or about 01/21/16.

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:            Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company: Employees who work with chemicals such as but not limited to primers and tellus oil, were not provided with information and training  on the chemicals they are exposed to.    Observed on/or about 01/21/16.

Issued

2016-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges were not maintained so as to indicate or ensure that the required air velocity is maintained:   Weber and Scher Manufacturing Company/ NJ site: The manometer was not maintained and functioning upon inspection.    Observed on or about 01/21/2016.