OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC SANDS, INC.

Issued

Dec 13, 2017

Abate by

Dec 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a)  The employer failed to provide certification to the Agency demonstrating that abatement is completed for the serious violations that were issued by the Agency.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    (a)     There was no written respiratory protection program for the employees using the elastomeric respirators and the filtering facepieces (disposable respirators).

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i): The employer did not obtain from the physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) a written recommendation regarding the employee's ability to use the respirator:    (a)     There was no medical determination obtained for the employees using the elastomeric respirators before the employees were issued the respirators.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a)     There was no qualitative or quantitative fit testing done for the employees using the elastomeric respirators.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a)     The employee working in the powder room and assigned to wear a tight-fitting respirator had facial hair that came between the respirator and the face.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    (a)     The two respirators stored by hanging on hooks outside of the powder room were not protected from dirt and deformation.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:    (a)     There was no list of hazardous chemicals included as part of the written chemical hazard communication program.

Issued

Oct 27, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  (a)     The safety data sheets available in the work area were those found next to the small filling line and did not include chemicals that were used in the powder room such as sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, acetone, anhydrous citric acid, sodium metasilicate pentahydrate, zeolite, sodium silicate, anhydrous sodium sulfate, sodium alkylaryl sulphonate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, sodium bicarbonate, soda ash, and 200 proof ethanol.