OSHA Inspection: DSO FLUID HANDLING CO, INC.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): The employer did not ensure that an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was conducted at least once every three years:   a) DSO Fluid Handling Co, Inc./Edison, NJ- Throughout the facility: Forklift Operators using propane powered industrial lift truck (Hyster, Model S50XL) were not re-evaluated at least once every three years after the initial training. Evaluation to include, but not be limited to, driving skills, review of safe operations, etc. The evaluation should be documented to include the name of the operator evaluated, the name of the person(s) providing the evaluation and the date of the evaluation.  Condition observed on or about March 28, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop 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:  a) DSO Fluid Handling Co, Inc./Edison, NJ- Throughout the facility: For employees working with oils, lubricants, and alloyed stainless steel containing chromium, nickel and molybdenum a written plan for communicating hazard information about these chemical products was not developed.  Condition observed on or about March 28, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) DSO Fluid Handling Co, Inc./Edison, NJ- Throughout the facility: For employees working with oils, lubricants, and alloyed stainless steel containing chromium, nickel and molybdenum training was not provided on the requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, including the new pictogram system of container labels and Safety Data Sheets.    Condition observed on or about March 28, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $406.00 · Current $305.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) DSO Fluid Handling Co, Inc./Edison, NJ- Throughout the facility: For employees handling and working with oils, lubricants, and alloyed stainless steel containing chromium, nickel and molybdenum and voluntarily using 3M, half face elastomeric respirators, the employer did not implement required respiratory protection program elements such as medical evaluation and training.  Condition observed on or about March 28, 2017.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) DSO Fluid Handling Co, Inc./Edison, NJ- Throughout the facility: For employees handling and working with oils, lubricants, and alloyed stainless steel containing chromium, nickel and molybdenum and voluntarily using respiratory protection (3M, half face elastomeric respirators and filtering face piece respirators), the employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format.    Condition observed on or about March 28, 2017.