OSHA Inspection: ISOCA, INC.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): (ii) Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows:     (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury, in that employees, accessing the second story of the work floor by a flight of stairs with 16 treads and risers and a stair width of 33 inches, did not have a stair rail system with handrail on the open side. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present , which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in that shaping and belt sanding rubber climbing shoes on the work floor and chemically treating rubber climbing shoes in the glue room, involving chemical and physical hazards, were not assessed to determine PPE requirements. Lack of a PPE Hazard assessment may prevent employees from choosing and using the correct PPE for a task.      Abatement Note:  When then employer has determined that hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  (1)  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  (2)  Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,  (3)  Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.  (4)  The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  (5)  Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.   (6)  The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:        (a)  When PPE is necessary;        (b)  What PPE is necessary;        (c)  How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE;        (d)  The limitations of the PPE; and,  (7)  Each affected employee shall demonstrate an understanding of the training specified in paragraph (1) of this section, and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE.   (8)  When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (2) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:        (a)  Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or        (b)  Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete; or        (c)  Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.  (9)  The employer shall verify that each affected employee has received and understood the required training through a written certification that contains the name of each employee trained, the date(s) of training, and that identifies the subject of the certification.  (10) Paragraphs (d) and (f) of this section apply only to 1910.133, 1910.135, 1910.136, and 1910.138. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of this section do not apply to 1910.134 and 1910.137.      Note: Non-mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not provide or require that employees use protective eye equipment, while belt sanding rubber climbing shoes where flying rubber particles could enter eyes, and while treating rubber climbing shoes where hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, acetone and 2-butanone, could enter eyes. This condition exposed employees eye's to hazards from chemicals and flying particles.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:  (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified.  Employees in the glue area used no hand protection or voluntarily used  Firm Grip General Purpose Nitrile Coated Gloves, which did not fully encapsulate the hands or provide permeation performance information, for tasks involving direct, incidental and splash contact with glues and solvents, including ethyl acetate, xylene, acetone, and 2-butanone. This condition exposed employees to a skin corrosion and sensitization hazards.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the two ingoing nip points and sources of flying rubber chips and particles on personal belt grinders were provided guards. This condition exposed employees to caught-between, struck-by, and amputation hazards.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a site specific written hazard communication program.  Employees are potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to the following:    1) Ethyl Acetate  2) Xylenes  3) Acetone  5) 2-Butanone

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer used written materials, such as signs, placards, process sheets, or batch tickets in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers that failed to identify the container(s) to which they were applicable and did not convey the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):  (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemicals contained within. Employees were potentially exposed to mislabeled hazardous chemicals including but not limited to acetone and glue containing ethyl acetate, xylene, and 2-butanone.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not maintain the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace, including, but not limited to, acetone and 2-butanone.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Employees did not know the hazards of the chemicals in their work areas. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards including, but not limited to, acetone and 2-butanone.       Abatement Note: Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer provided employees with filtering facepiece dust masks and negative pressure, tight-fitting, half-face elastomeric air purifying respirators with particulate and organic vapor cartridges for voluntary use but did not provide the users with information contained in Appendix D. This condition exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer provided employees with negative pressure, tight-fitting, half-face elastomeric air purifying respirators with particulate and organic vapor cartridges for voluntary use but did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained. This condition exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Isoca, Inc. at 5763 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80301: On and before March, 28, 2018, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace in that employees grinding rubber climbing shoes were not monitored or evaluated for particulates exposure and that employees treating climbing shoes with acetone and glue, containing xylenes, ethyl acetate, and 2-butanone were not monitored or evaluated for chemical exposure.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.