OSHA Inspection: GUERRERO PLATING TECHNOLOGY

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).  On or about 10/12/2017, the employer did not ensure that powered industrial truck operators were trained in accordance with this paragraph.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $978.00 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 provided 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, provided employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical   On or about 10/12/2017, the employer did not ensure that 55 gallon drums and tanks were labeled or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or a combination thereof providing information about the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.     On or about 10/12/2017,  the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required procedures including but not limited to fit testing and medical evaluation, where the employer required employees to wear respirators.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about 10/12/2017, at the Guerrero Plating Technology facility located in Houston Texas, the employer required employees to wear respirators while working on the plating process lines and did not ensure that employees had received medical evaluations.   Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter     On or about 10/12/2017, the employer required employees to wear respirators while working on the plating process lines , but did not ensure that employees were fit tested.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): The employer did not provide each respirator user with a respirator that is clean, sanitary, and in good working order. The employer did not ensure that respirators are cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of this section, or procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer, provided that such procedures are of equivalent effectiveness.    On or about 10/12/2017, at the Guerrero Plating Technology facility located in Houston Texas, the employer did not ensure that a half mask respirator with 2 cartridges (3M 6001) was clean, sanitary and in good working condition.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 psi (pound per square inch) and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.   On or about 10/12/2017, at the Guerrero Plating Technology facility located in Houston Texas, the employer permitted the use of compressed air for cleaning without a method to reduce the pressure to below 30psi, and no chip guard was provided.