OSHA Inspection: LIFETIME PRODUCTS GROUP INC.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,318 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was four feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  For fabrication and/or production employees working on top of trailers approximately 12 to 13 feet without fall protection, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone:    a)  For fabrication employees who were loading metal material by hand into the point of operation of a U.S. Industrial Machinery Press Brake, serial number W1502-14.5, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Nov 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a)  For fabrication and production employees who were using hand tools such as but not limited to rivet drills while manufacturing bunkhouses when readings taken were from 87.1 to 89.7 dbA, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a)  For fabrication and production employees who were provided a disposable N95 respirator for use while working, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Nov 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) In fabrication, welding employees who were provided half mask respirators with filtering cartridges, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Nov 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) In fabrication, employees using fuel sources such as but not limited to, argon and carbon dioxide while MIG and/or TIG welding process on aluminum, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 fabrication, for employees performing maintenance on equipment, such as but not limited to U.S. Industrial CNC Hydraulic Press Brake, serial number W1502-14.5, on or about 04/03/17.

Issued

Oct 2, 2017

Abate by

Oct 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a)  In the welding area, electrical power cords of the Miller CP-300 MIG Welder, on or about 04/03/2017  (b)  In the welding area, electrical power cord of the Hobart 2000 MIG Welder, on or about 04/03/2017.