OSHA Inspection: RELIANT STAFFING SYSTEMS INC.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,689 · Current $10,689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:        a) At Ratnik Industries Inc., on or about 9/1/2016: The employer did not select and ensure employees used appropriate gloves when working with corrosive Ox-Out 536, containing nitric acid to clean weld spots.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,126 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:        a) At Ratnik Industries Inc., on or about 9/1/2016: The employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate eye protection such as but not limited to chemical goggles when spraying corrosive Ox-Out 536 to clean weld spots.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,126 · Current $4,988 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) At Ratnik Industries Inc., on or about 9/1/2016: A written hazard communication program was not developed where employees used corrosive Ox-Out 536, containing nitric acid to clean weld spots on sleds.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

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) At Ratnik Industries Inc., on or about 9/1/2016: The employer did not ensure that a safety data sheet for corrosive Ox-Out 536, containing nitric acid was readily available.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2017

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) At Ratnik Industries Inc., on or about 9/1/2016: Employees who worked with hazardous chemicals including but not limited to corrosive Ox-Out 536, were not provided with hazard communication training.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.