OSHA Inspection: TEAM WORLD CORPORATE PROGRAMS

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(3)(v)(a):  Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were not ventilated by natural or mechanical ventilation with discharge or exhaust to a safe location outside of the building at a rate of not less than 1 cubic foot per minute per square foot of solid floor area:    a)  Ink Mixing Station, on or about 1/28/16:  There was no ventilation provided for employees using screen wash, hardener and alcohol at the mixing station, all with flashpoints below 100 degrees F.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors from sources such as open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat:  a)  Ink Mixing Station, on or about 1/28/16:  Five gallon containers of Screen Wash and of Alcohol, both set up for dispensing, were not grounded and a fluorescent light fixture and a duplex receptacle outlet at the mixing table were not approved for the location where Class 1 flammable products are being used.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used eye protection that provided side protection when there was a hazard from flying objects:    a)  Servo 2 Printer, on or about 1/28/16:  No eye protection was provided to employees working along the conveyor where glass bottles are being handled.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  There were no written lockout/tagout procedures for, including, but not limited to, the Servo 2 printing press and the pretreatment equipment of which sources of energy included electric, gas and pneumatic.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  Training was not provided to all authorized and affected employees on the lockout/tagout program and procedures to ensure that the purpose and function was understood by employees and that they acquired the knowledge and skills for the safe application, usage and removal of the energy control devices.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  Training was not provided to employees on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    *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 and 29 CFR 1910.39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted once every three years.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a)  Servo 1, Area 4, on or about 1/28/16:  Ingoing nip points on the conveyor line at the discharge end of the belt and pulley at Table 6 were not guarded on either side.    b)  Servo 1, on or about 1/28/16:  Emergency stop wires along both sides of the conveyor line were taped up out of position exposing employees to ingoing nip points.    c)  Servo 1, on or about 1/28/16:  Ingoing nip points on the Hytrol conveyor belt and pulley going into the warehouse were not guarded.     Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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; specifically:        1)  Labeling and other forms of warning;      2)  SDS requirements for the hazardous materials known to be present at worksite;      3)  Employee information and training.    The written program must also include:            (a)  A list of all the chemicals used at the worksite.          (b)  Methods to inform employees of hazards associated with non-routine tasks          (c)  Methods the employer will use to inform any contractors' employees of workplace hazards.    a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  There was no written hazard communication program for employees using and/or exposed to various products, including, but not limited to alcohol, thinners, screen wash, printing inks, solvents, hardeners, etc.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) 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:  a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/28/16:  Training was not provided to employees on the hazard communication program and the hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Warehouse, on or about 1/28/16:  There were no exit directional signs throughout the warehouse to indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.