OSHA Inspection: PRIME ECO GROUP, INC.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4546.00 · Current $2728.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable:  On or about February 20, 2019, the employer did not develop or implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee who wears a respirator during painting operations.

Issued

2019-04-12 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:   On or about February 20, 2019, at this facility, employees wore a respirator during chemical mixing and blending operations. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to the employees using a respirator.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested and/or were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about February 20, 2019, at this facility, employees wore a respirator during chemical mixing and blending operations. The employer did not provide an annual fit-tested and/or initial fit-test prior to the employees using a respirator.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $644.00 · Current $386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6): The OSHA 300-A Summary was not posted by February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and/or kept in place until April 30:   On or about February 20, 2019, at this establishment, the employer did not post their OSHA 300A summary for 2018.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  On or about February 20, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at this facility, employees entered permit spaces, such as but not limited to, tanks. The employer did not develop and implement an adequate permitted space program.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   On or about February 20, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at this facility, an employee performed lockout/tagout on a mixing tank. The employer did not an adequate lockout/tag out program.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):   At this facility, employees used various products containing hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, caustic sodium hydroxide, acids, organic solvents, polymers, and flammable liquids. The employer did not developed a program which would address labeling and other forms of warning on chemical containers, Safety Data Sheets, and employee information and training on the hazards associated with chemicals used at this site.  The written program must also contain the following:  1.  A list of all hazardous chemicals on site; 2.  The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving chemicals, such as spill; 3.  The hazards of chemicals contained in piping that is not labeled; and, 4.  The method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might be exposed to while performing duties at this site.