OSHA Inspection: ALBERT'S SCREEN PRINT, INC.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $2,445 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about January 3, 2017, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation for employees required to use a respirator at the facility.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about January 3, 2017, the employer failed to provide fit testing for employees required to use tight fighting respirators.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   On or about January 3, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that respirators were stored properly to prevent damage in the frame repair and dismantling area. At the time of inspection respirators were left hanging in the area exposed to the elements within the department.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $5,704 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:        On or about December 22, 2016, the employer failed to establish a program for the control of hazardous energies in the workplace. Employees are required to perform tasks that require the use of LO/TO with no such program established by the employer. Employees are exposed to hazardous energies including but not limited to pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, and gravitational. Equipment employees operate and perform service or maintenance on include but are not limited to die presses, ink presses, and die cutters.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,778 · Current $4,889 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about January 3, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that effective machine guarding was in place to protect employees removing excess ink from the top of the single color SP press. Additionally, the interlocked barrier guard protecting the employee operating the equipment was not effective in preventing the employee from reaching the hazardous area. The operator was observed with their hand in the barrier guard itself during operation.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  On or about January 3, 2017 the employer failed to train employees on the use of portable fire extinguishers for those employees expected to fight incipient stage fires.   NOTE:  The employer may exercise one of the following options:    1)            Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR 1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest extinguisher for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR 1910.157 also apply.    2)            Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c) (1), designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(c) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).    3)              Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 relating to use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(a) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance and testing of equipment).

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 January 3, 2017, the employer failed to have written a hazard communication program and employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to; , oils, lubricants, solvents, inks, and glues.

Issued

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:     On or about January 3, 2017, the employer failed to provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to; solvents, oils, lubricants, glues, and inks.