COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: GLISTER INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GLISTER INC. in 3065 SWITZER AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43219 (NAICS 325612). OSHA activity number 342187978.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GLISTER INC.
- Site address
- 3065 SWITZER AVENUE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43219
- Mailing
- 3065 SWITZER AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43219
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325612
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- May 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,847 · Current $1,293 Reduced
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 work site, the chemical mixer and quality control monitor wore disposable dust masks or a tight-fitting half-face respirator when mixing dry chemicals for addition to the solutions. Chemicals included (but were not limited to) dry thiourea and dry citric acid. The employer had not provided either employee who voluntarily wore their respiratory protection with the information contained in Appendix D.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1292.9
- · Z (S) $1847
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- May 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 work site, the chemical mixer and quality control monitor voluntarily wore a tight-fitting half-face respirator when mixing dry chemicals for addition to the solutions. Chemicals included (but were not limited to) dry thiourea and dry citric acid. The employer had not provided either employee with medical clearance prior to allowing the use of the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342187978.
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