OSHA Inspection: THE CARON COLLECTION, LTD

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessary and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided training and information for the employees required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for PPE.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not installed an emergency eyewash station for the employee handling corrosive chemicals.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  WORKSHOP/WAREHOUSE: The rotating inclined vertical belt and pulleys of the winding machine, unknown were unguarded.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1989.00 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):   WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a  written hazard communication program, including Globalized Harmonized System (GHS) where employees were  required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) powder dyes, soda ash/sodium carbonate and citric.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 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:  WORKSHOP:  The employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to)  powder dyes, soda ash/sodium carbonate and citric acid were not provided with training and information on the chemical hazard communications.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1591.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): 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 chemical(s) contained therein:  WORKSHOP:  The containers of the powder dyes, soda ash/sodium carbonate, and citric acid were not labeled with the identity of chemicals contained.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  WORKSHOP: The containers of the powder dyes, soda ash/sodium carbonate, and citric acid were not labeled with the hazard warnings.

Issued

2019-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-13 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:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided the basic information in the Appendix D of OSHA regulatory standard for the employee optionally supplied with half facepiece filtering face pieces.