OSHA Inspection: RICH PRODUCTS CORP.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) On or about August 10, 2018 at 32-26 62nd Street, Woodside, NY 11377    Employees required to use hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, Zep Industrial Purple Cleaner & Degreaser which contains hazardous component, Sodium Hydroxide, to clean and scrub building floors were not provided with appropriate eye protection.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    A.) On or about August 10, 2018 at 32-26 62nd Street, Woodside, NY 11377    The employer failed to evaluate at least every three (3) years the performance of powered industrial truck operators required to use forklifts during the delivery of merchandise and stock to the company.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 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.) On or about August 10, 2018 at 32-26 62nd Street, Woodside, NY 11377  The employer failed to provide employees that use respirators (i.e. N95 respirator masks) on a voluntary during the cleaning of building floors Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  A.) On or about August 10, 2018 at 32-26 62nd Street, Woodside, NY 11377  The employer failed to ensure safety data sheets were readily accessible to employees that are required to use hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, Zep Industrial Purple Cleaner & Degreaser which contains hazardous component, Sodium Hydroxide, during the cleaning/scrubbing of building floors.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2018-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 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.) On or about August 10, 2018 at 32-26 62nd Street, Woodside, NY 11377  The employer failed to provide effective information and training to employees that are required to use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to; Zep Industrial Purple Cleaner & Degreaser which contains hazardous component, Sodium Hydroxide, to clean building floors.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19