OSHA Inspection: PRIVATE PROPERTIES, LLC.

Issued

2017-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1956.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) Throughout the facility; A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for employees utilizing half-mask elastomeric respirators  (3M 6300) when working with chemicals containing isocyanates and various volatile organic compounds.

Issued

2017-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not identify and evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, isocyanate containing spray foams and various volatile organic compounds found in the finishing department such as stains, clear coats, etc.

Issued

2017-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1956.00 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program when employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, isocyanate containing spray foams and various volatile organic compounds found in the finishing department such as stains, clear coats, etc.

Issued

2017-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility; Initial hazard communication training was not provided to employees to inform them of the hazards associated with chemical exposure including, but not limited to, isocyanate containing spray foams and various volatile organic compounds found in the finishing department such as stains, clear coats, etc.  (b) Throughout the facility; Training was not provided to inform employees of the Global Harmonization System changes for container labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) format.