PASSAIC, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: QUALCO, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of QUALCO, INC. in 225 PASSAIC STREET, PASSAIC, NJ 07055 (NAICS 423830). OSHA activity number 341477214.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUALCO, INC.
- Site address
- 225 PASSAIC STREET
- City
- PASSAIC
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07055
- Mailing
- 225 PASSAIC STREET, PASSAIC, NJ 07055
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
- 423830
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,236 · Current $5,000 Reduced
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) Production: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to those wearing a full-face negative pressure air-purifying respirators, on or about 05/16/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $6236
- — Z (S) $6236
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,236 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: a) Warehouse: Super sacks of chemicals 2205 pounds each were stacked in tiers but were not secured against sliding or collapse, thus exposing employees to struck by hazard, on or about 05/16/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $6236
- — Z (S) $6236
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced
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) Worksite at 225 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ: Employees were not provided the information and training on the hazard(s) associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, sodium bisulfate,sodium dichloroisocyanurate, sodium carbonate, aluminum sulfate, and zinc sulfate, on or about 05/16/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4988
- — Z (S) $4988
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Production: Appendix D was not provided to those who wear a full-face negative pressure air purifying respirators voluntarily, on or about 05/16/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 341477214.
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