OSHA Inspection: ADD ASSOCIATES, INC.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,910 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) At the facility, on or about 5/2/18: A written respiratory protection program was not established for employees who were provided with negative pressure half faced respirators for voluntary use.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, on or about 5/2/2018: The employer did not provide employees with medical evaluations for respirator use when half face negative pressure respirators were available for voluntary use by employees.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

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) At the facility, on or about 5/2/2018: Information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 was not provided to employees when negative pressure half face respirators were available for voluntary use.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,910 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:    a) At the facility, on or about 5/2/2018: A written hazard communication program was not developed where employees used hazardous products including but not limited to Vutek GS 3M Premium Ink which was an irritant.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)     a) At the facility, on or about 5/2/2018: Safety data sheets were not maintained for hazardous products used, including Vutek GS 3M Premium Ink.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

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) At the facility, on or about 5/2/2018: Employees who used hazardous products including Vutek GS 3M Premium Ink were not provided with hazard communication training.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.