HOLYOKE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW APPAREL CO. INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of RAINBOW APPAREL CO. INC. in 275 HIGH ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040 (NAICS 448120). OSHA activity number 341430221.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RAINBOW APPAREL CO. INC.
- Site address
- 275 HIGH ST
- City
- HOLYOKE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01040
- Mailing
- 275 HIGH ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 448120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1903.19 C01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: As of September 30, 2016, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement was completed for the violations from inspection 1143022, issued on June 28, 2016 with a final order date of July 28, 2016.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $1000
1903.19 D01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required. As of September 30, 2016, the employer had not submitted documentation demonstrating that the abatement was completed for the violations from inspection 1143022, issued on June 28, 2016 with a final order date of July 28, 2016.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $1000
1910.1001 J03 III
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $1,250 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(iii): Employer(s) did not inform employee(s) who performed housekeeping activities in area(s) which contained ACM and/or PACM of the presence and location of ACM and/or PACM in such area(s) which might have been contacted during such activities: On or about 4/27/16, employees were performing housekeeping and other activities in the back room, which contained pipes insulated with asbestos containing material (ACM) which might have been contacted during such activities, and the employer did not inform them of its presence and location.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1001 J05 I
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i): The employer did not affix signs or labels so that employees would be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM to materials that were previously identified to be ACM and/or PACM: On or about 4/27/16, employees were performing housekeeping and other activities in the back room, which contained pipes insulated with asbestos containing material (ACM), and the employer did not affix signs or labels so that they would be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1001 J07 IV
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes: On or about 4/27/16, employees were performing housekeeping and other activities in the back room, which contained pipes insulated with asbestos containing material (ACM), and the employer did not provide them an asbestos awareness training course.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $1,250 Reduced
9020
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: On or about 4/27/16, employees were performing housekeeping and other activities in the back room, which contained pipes insulated with asbestos containing material (ACM), and the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — Z (S) $5000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341430221.
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