OSHA Inspection: ALPHA CLEANING SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) Employees while performing cleaning operations, voluntarily used half-face respirators without being trained on how to properly clean, store, and maintain the respirators.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-19 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 required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) The employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees wearing respirators while foam cleaning, exposing employees to respiratory hazards associated with respirator use.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 21402260S227

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    (a) The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a written hazard communication program, including providing employees with effective information and training, for employees exposed to corrosive chemicals while cleaning.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) The employer did not provided employees using respirators with the information found in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.