OSHA Inspection: H & W GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:    a)  Building #2, Spray Booth Area, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not ensure that a clear space of not less than 3 feet was kept free from storage around the spray booth.  The employer had stored flammable paints and thinners in a cabinet stored adjacent to the spray booth.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7):  "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color background shall be conspicuously posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms:   a)  Building #2, Spray Booth Area, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not post "No Smoking" signs at the Spray Booth Area.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4): Employees working with chromic acid were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils:    a)  Anodizing Line, Building Number 1, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not provide a periodic examination of employee's body parts, especially their nostrils when employees work with chromic acid in dip tank operations.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,449 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:    a)  In the Facility, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.  Employees at the facility utilize lockout for the control of energy on pieces of equipment including but not limited to rectifiers and paint booths.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  In the Facility, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures when the employer required the use of a respirator during spraying operations.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  a)  In the Facility, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not provide an annual fit test to an employee designated as a spray painter who utilizes a half mask respirator during spraying operations.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):   a)  Anodizing Line, Building Number 1, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not determine the 8-hour time weighted average exposure for each employee who is exposed to chromium (VI) during dipping operations.

Issued

Apr 24, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(ii): The employer shall make a copy of this section readily available without cost to all affected employees:    a)  Anodizing Line, Building Number 1, on or about February 17, 2017 - The employer did not make a copy of 29 CFR 1910.1026, the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, available to affected employees.