OSHA Inspection: PSC CUSTOM LP DBA JARCO

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,791 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004024602587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    1.  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards, including the identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form, for employees exposed to welding fumes and paint vapors.

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,432 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    The employer did not ensure that employees had received a medical evaluation prior to fit testing for tight-fitting, half- mask air purifying respirators.

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,791 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06890691

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):    The employer did not determine an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for employees that perform welding and grinding activities on metals containing Chromium (VI), such as but not limited to, stainless steel.

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06890691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200:     The employer did not ensure that employees who performed welding and grinding activities on metals that contained chromium (VI) were trained on the hazards associated with exposures to the material.

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,055 · Current $6,791 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    In the warehouse storage area, the employer did not ensure that spray bottles used as secondary chemical containers were affixed with labels that conveyed the chemical identity and associated hazards of the chemical.

Issued

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $5,432 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:    The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were physically or electronically available to employees during each work shift.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Rapid-Tac Application fluid, acid cleaner, and stainless steel polish & cleaner.