OSHA Inspection: AQUA EZ, INC.

Issued

Aug 7, 2017

Abate by

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  a) Mixing area - On or about May 11, 2017, and at times prior, the employer allowed employees to mix hot hair care products containing hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, glycerine, and Salicat MM which is corrosive and a known skin sensitizer exposing employees to hot chemical splash hazards and allergic skin reactions (rash) without providing employees with personal protective equipment for the face and extremities.

Issued

Aug 7, 2017

Abate by

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date(s) of the hazard assessment:   a) Mixing area - On or about May 11, 2017, and at times prior, the employer could not produce the written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the dates of the hazard assessment for employees mixing hair care products containing hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, glycerine, and Salicat MM which is corrosive and a known skin sensitizer.

Issued

Aug 7, 2017

Abate by

Sep 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  (a) Mixing area- On or about May 11, 2017, and at times prior, safe permit required confined space entry procedures were not developed or fully implemented for employees entering chemical mixing tanks for cleaning purposes. Deficiencies included, but were not limited to the following:  1) Lack of a written permit required confined space entry program;  2) Lack of the identification and evaluation of the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered them;  3) Lack of designated persons who are to have active roles (as, for example, authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) in entry operations;  4) Lack of a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits;    5) Lack of procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services and/or for rescuing entrants from permit spaces;  6) Lack of permit required confined space entry training for all employees who have active roles.

Issued

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four hours:  a) Mixing area, Tank #2: On or about April 10, 2017, the employer failed to notify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within the specified twenty-four hour period following an accident where a worker was hospitalized.

Issued

Aug 7, 2017

Abate by

Aug 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain 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) Mixing area- The employer had not established or fully implemented a hazard communication program to include a written program and training. Employees were exposed to hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, glycerine, and Salicat MM which is corrosive to the skin and a known skin sensitizer.