OSHA Inspection: RIGHT POINTE LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:       a.)  Right Pointe, LLC, West exit door at the receiving end of the "wet line warehouse area", on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  The employees exit route/exit access at the receiving end of the wet line warehouse area was obstructed by items including, but not limited to, a metal bar wedged into the door crossbar handle, an oil gun, and metals trays of asphalt.

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:         a.)    Right Pointe, LLC, Emergency eye wash/shower station-South wall of production area, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Nexeo Surfactant NP-9 (polyethylene glycol).  The emergency eyewash/shower station (plumbed) in the eyewash/shower station area was not in compliance with ANSI/ISEA 358.1-2014 for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment in that:   1) Weekly visual inspections of the eyewash/shower station were not conducted. The emergency eyewash/shower unit were not activated weekly to verify proper operation.   2) The path of access to the eyewash/shower station was obstructed by material limiting the employees access to the eyewash/shower.       b.)    Right Pointe, LLC, Emergency eye wash station-Product testing area, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, Nexeo Surfactant NP-9 (polyethylene glycol).  The Speakman brand emergency eyewash station (Non-Pressurized Self-Contained Eyewash) in the product testing area was not in compliance with ANSI/ISEA 358.1-2014 for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment in that:   1) Weekly visual inspections of the eyewash station were not conducted. The emergency eyewash unit was not visually inspected weekly to verify the flushing fluid does not need to be changed or supplemented.   2) Access to the eyewash unit was obstructed by items including, but not limited to a table.

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Dec 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,889 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       a) Right Pointe, LLC, Production areas, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Nexeo Surfactant NP-9, Asphalt, and WD-40 during work operations at the facility.  The employer did not develop and maintain a written Hazard Communication Program.

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Dec 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Right Pointe, LLC, Production areas, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Nexeo Surfactant NP-9, Asphalt, and WD-40 during work operations at the facility.  The employer did not provide effective hazard communication training for all employees.

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  Right Pointe, LLC, Pour station area, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Secondary containers of products including, but not limited to, WD-40 were not labeled with a product identifier nor with the hazards of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.

Issued

Oct 31, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a)  Right Pointe, LLC, Production areas, on or about October 4th, 2017 and times prior thereto:  Employees voluntarily used disposable filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) during cleaning operations onsite.  Employees that used the dust masks were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.