OSHA Inspection: PREMIER SURFACES ACQUISITION, LLC

Issued

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7853.00 · Current $4712.00 Reduced

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:  On or about February 16, 2018 employees were exposed to chemical hazards when working with materials including, but not limited to; alcohol, glues, silica, Kemi adhesive, and silicone caulking where the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program."   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  On or about February 16, 2018 employees were exposed to chemical hazards when working with materials including, but not limited to; alcohol, glues, silica, Kemi adhesive, and silicone caulking where the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area including the location and availability of safety data sheets and hazard communication program.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   Employee training did not include an explanation of the  safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  On or about February 16, 2018 employees were exposed to chemical hazards when working with materials including, but not limited to; alcohol, glues, silica, Kemi adhesive, and silicone caulking where the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area including the location, availability and contents of safety data sheets.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about February 16, 2016 employees were exposed to respiratory hazards where the employer provided voluntary use "Moldex" N95 filtering facepiece respirators for use by employees but did not also provide the affected employees with the information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).