OSHA Inspection: S&M WOODWORKING INC.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.      Location: Wood shop    a) The area where wood cutting was performed had combustible  wood dust  on pipes, walls, workings surfaces and floors; on or about 4/1/16.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 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:  Location: Wood Shop    a)  Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Formica 140 Adhesive (toluene) and paint thinner (methanol).  The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program; on or about 4/1/16.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)   Location: Workplace  a)  The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for all of the hazardous chemicals used in the work place such as but not limited to Formica adhesive 140 and paint thinner; on or about 4/1/16.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 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:  Location: Wood Shop  a)  Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Formica 140 Adhesive (toluene) and paint thinner (methanol).  The employer did not provided  hazard communication program training; on or about 4/1/16.