OSHA Inspection: TURNBULL MFG CO., INC.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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:     a) In the duplicator room, on or about 2/12/16: The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program where employer policy required employees to wear negative pressure half face respirators.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) In the duplicator room, on or about 2/12/16: Employees who wore half face respirators had not been provided with a medical evaluation to determine employees ability to use a respirator.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    a) In the duplicator room, on or about 2/12/16: Employees who were required to wear half face respirators by employer policy had not been fit tested.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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:    a) At the facility, on or about 2/12/2016: The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for the facility. Employees used hazardous products including but not limited to flammable acetone and corrosive Du-Lite Steelkote.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:    a) At the facility, on or about 2/12/16: A list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility was not maintained.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Mar 29, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) At the facility, on or about 2/12/16: Employees had not been provided with hazard communication training. Employees used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to flammable acetone and corrosive Du-Lite Steelkote.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.