OSHA Inspection: RPS COMPOSITES ALABAMA, INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.  a)    Production Area; On or about November 7, 2017 the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that employees were allowed to work in areas where combustible dust had accumulated on overhead walls, purlins, duct work, equipment, and other exposed upper surfaces exceeding 1/4 inch in depth.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,977 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  a) Pipe Wrapping Area: On or about November 29, 2017 the employer did not require employees that handle hazardous chemicals such as resins containing Styrene and MEKP (Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide) and Acetone to wear chemical resistant gloves or other personal protective equipment.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,989 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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:   a)  Facility;  On or about November 7, 2017 the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a tight fitting half face negative pressure respirator without first being medically evaluated to ensure the employees are medically able to wear a negative pressure respirator.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

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)  Facility;  On or about November 7, 2017 the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a tight fitting half face negative pressure respirator without first being fit tested.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   a)  Production Area; On or about November 7, 2017 the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that employees were allowed to work in areas where combustible dust had accumulated on electrical equipment that was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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)  Facility: On or about November 7, 2017; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to Acetone and MEKP (Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide) without training employees in the required elements of the hazard communication standard including those element required under the global harmonization revisions to the standard.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a)  Facility;  On or about November 7, 2017 the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were allowed to wear dust masks without first being provided the information in Appendix D as required by the standard.