OSHA Inspection: WELDING ON THE SPOT LTD

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3): Employees who have been designated to use firefighting equipment as part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of the appropriate equipment    a) Welding on the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees, required to utilize firefighting equipment on the production floor to put out incipient stage fires created during welding, had been trained on the use of the appropriate equipment.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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) Welding on the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the employees, operating a forklift on the production floor, completed the training and evaluation specified in the paragraph (l) of the standard.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $832.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    a) Welding On the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program. Employees working on the production floor were exposed to welding fumes which can cause adverse health effects such as metal fume fever.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical and for each chemical that posed a hazard not otherwise classified that they produce or import.     a) Welding On the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not obtain safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical they imported. Employees working on the production floor were exposed to welding fumes which can cause adverse health effects such as metal fume fever.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

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) Welding On the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained on hazardous chemicals in their work area. Employees working on the production floor were exposed to welding fumes which can cause adverse health effects such as metal fume fever.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.  a) Welding On the Spot LTD located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about December 18, 2017, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace. Employees working on the production floor were exposed to welding fumes which can cause adverse health effects such as metal fume fever.