OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL PALLETS SERVICES LLC

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Jan 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $3,381 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    a) At the facility, a hearing conservation program was not implemented. A washer was exposed to 85.5 dBA in a 10-hour workshift. Sampling was conducted for 563 minutes on August 15, 2019. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 37 minutes.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that employee's exposure was equal to or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) At the facility, a noise monitoring program had not been established. A washer was exposed to 85.5 dBA in a 10-hour workshift. Sampling was conducted for 563 minutes on August 15, 2019. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 37 minutes.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Jan 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    a) At the facility, the employer did not conduct and maintain an audiometric testing program. A washer was exposed to 85.5 dBA in 10-hour workshift. Sampling was conducted for 563 minutes on August 15, 2019. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 37 minutes.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who was exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section:  a) At the facility, a training program had not been established. A washer was exposed to 85.5 dBA in 10-hour workshift. Sampling was conducted for 563 minutes on August 15, 2019. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 37 minutes.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Jan 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced

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) At the facility, employees using 3M half-face respirators and Northern Safety 7000 Nuisance Dust Masks during welding and grinding activities had not received medical evaluations.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for employees required to use 3M half-face respirators and Northern Safety 7000 Nuisance Dust Masks during welding and grinding activities.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, employee exposure to welding fumes was not estimated. Employees are required to use 3M 6000 half-face respirators and Northern Safety 7000 Nuisance Dust Masks during welding and grinding activities.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Jan 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, employees using 3M half-face respirators and Northern Safety 7000 Nuisance Dust Masks during welding and grinding activities had not been fit tested.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Dec 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,705 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) At the facility, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program. Employees use hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Rust Oleum Bright Galvanizing Compound 7584, a carcinogen; and Washington Carbon Steel wire, central nervous system acting chemical.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Dec 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:    a) At the facility, employees using hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Rust Oleum Bright Galvanizing Compound 7584, a carcinogen; and Washington Carbon Steel wire, central nervous system acting chemical, did not know the location and availability of the safety data sheets.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $632 · Current $379 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:  a) At the restroom in the office, the employer did not provide hand soaps or any other similar cleansing agents, exposing employees to contact hazards.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) At the welding area, material was less than 12 inches from an electrical power switches, exposing employees to electrical hazards.