OSHA Inspection: FAIRMONT TOOL, INC.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).    a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees who wore half mask tight fitting facepiece respirators while performing tasks such as, but not limited to, painting and grinding.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:    a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that each employee performing servicing and maintenance on machinery such as, but not limited to, the hydrotester machine received the required authorized employee lockout training.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).    a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that each employee who operated a forklift completed the formal instruction portion of the required training.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall 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 chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, SHER-KEM Metal Finishing Enamel and Klean Strip Methyl Ethyl Ketone were provided with hazard communication training.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was wearing a respirator voluntarily received the information contained in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard.