OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1607.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  Location: Lab, 965 West Main Street, Branford, CT 06405  Boxes containing prosthetic and orthotic materials reduced the exit route to sixteen (16) inches.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  Location: Lab, 965 West Main Street, Branford CT 06405  Each employee wearing respirators on a voluntary basis were not provided with Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  Location: Lab, 965 West Main Street, Branford CT 06405  Residue from grinding, milling, and shaping of prosthetics and orthodontics was not cleaned periodically.

Issued

2016-05-25 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: Lab, 965 West Main Street, Branford CT 06405  Each employee using products and chemicals were not provided with training and information as defined in paragraph (h) at the time of their initial assignment, whenever a new chemical was introduced into the workplace and was not provided with the Global Harmonization System that was required to be completed by December 1, 2013.