OSHA Inspection: OHIO ANODIZING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2017-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1304.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not establish an energy control program to protect employees from the unexpected energization, startup, or release of stored energy during maintenance activities such as changing pumps and motors.

Issued

2017-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1304.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.      a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that each employee operating a forklift had successfully completed the required formal instruction portion of the forklift operator training.

Issued

2017-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, shall be conducted as required by paragraph (l)(4)(ii) to ensure that the operator has the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure refresher training was conducted for forklift operators.

Issued

2017-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1304.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid while anodizing metal parts.

Issued

2017-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not verify that the workplace hazard assessment was performed through a written certification.