OSHA Inspection: SIGN WORLD

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1413.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  (a)Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to compressed air hazards in that employees were allowed to use compressed air for cleaning that had a pressure of 80 p.s.i.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1100.00 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:  (a) Printing and painting areas: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were allowed to use products that contain hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to lacquer thinner, acrylics, denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and different types of paint without being provided with a written hazard communications program.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  (a)Printing and painting areas: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to maintain and make readily available Safety Data Sheets for employees who are required to use products containing hazardous chemicals including but not limited to printing ink, lacquer thinner, acrylics, denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and different types of paint.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-25 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) Printing and painting areas: On and about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for employees required to use half face piece negative pressure respirators when spray painting.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide medical evaluation for respirator use to painting employees required to use half mask negative pressure respirators during spray painting work at the painting area.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to fit test employees required to use half mask tight fitting negative pressure respirators prior to initial use of the respirators.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   (a)Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards in that the respirators were not stored appropriately to prevent contamination.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a)Painting area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide employees with comprehensive, understandable training on respirators.

Issued

2018-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-21 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:  (a)Printing area: On or about May 23, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees wearing respirators voluntarily with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.