OSHA Inspection: SCHREIDNER ACE HARDWARE-GRANDVIEW, LLC

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): Application. An employer must have an emergency action plan whenever an OSHA standard in this part requires one. The requirements in this section apply to each such emergency action plan.  a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,336 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a powered industrial vehicle training program for employees who were required to operate a forklift.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not require forklifts to be examined daily prior to being operated by employees.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, paints, acetone, and gasoline.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)    a. a. At the workplace, the employer did not maintain copies of safety data sheets for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, paints, acetone, and gasoline.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication training program for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, paints, acetone, and gasoline.

Issued

Nov 1, 2017

Abate by

Dec 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and maintain a written certification of the workplace hazard assessment.