OSHA Inspection: BELCO TOOL & MFG., INC.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,300 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.    a.) Belco Tool & Mfg., Inc.- On or about August 24, 2016, and times prior thereto: Employees worked with or around hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, denatured alcohol, oils, coolants, and lubricants, during production operations. The employer had not developed and implemented a written Hazard Communication Program.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 16, 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:  a.) Belco Tool & Mfg., Inc.- On or about August 24, 2016, and times prior thereto: Employees worked with or around hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, denatured alcohol, oils, coolants, and lubricants, during production operations. Employees were not provided effective information and training about hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 28, 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)  a.) Belco Tool & Mfg., Inc.- On or about August 24, 2016, and times prior thereto: Safety data sheets for materials including, but not limited to, Crown Denatured Alcohol, Way Lube 68, Kool Rite 2290, Purple Magic Heavy Duty Cleaner Degreaser, and Rustlick EDM 500, were not maintained at the worksite nor was there a method/procedure in place to ensure SDSs could be provided to an employee requesting access to the document.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical    a.) Belco Tool & Mfg., Inc.- On or about August 24, 2016, bottles of hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Crown Denatured Alcohol, Purple Magic Heavy Duty Cleaner Degreaser, and Starrett Granite Surface Plate Cleaner, were not labeled with the identity and hazards of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.