OSHA Inspection: PENMAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written emergency action plan in the event of an emergency situation.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE).   WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided training and information to the employees required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the printing presses.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented written step-by-step energy control procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the printing presses.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall 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.   WORKSHOP: The employee, as affected and other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the printing presses.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP: The rotating parts/unwind wheels of the following printing presses were unguarded:      1.  #3 Webtron press.     2.  #4 Webtron press.    3.  #1 Webtron press.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall 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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program including the Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the chemicals consisted of inks, solvents, developer and fixtures.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP: The employees who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) consisted of inks, solvents, developer and fixtures were not provided with training and information in the hazard communication program, Globalized Harmonized System.

Issued

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under Part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.(A)  Copies of the records kept under Part 1904 were not provided to an authorized government representative as required.    ESTABLISHMENT:  The OSHA 300 logs of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the years 2013, 2014,  2015 and 2016, and 300A Summaries of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the years 2013, 2014, and 2015 were not submitted within four (4)  business hours.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION