OSHA Inspection: VENEER STONE WORKS

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): Application. An employer must have an emergency action plan whenever an OSHA standard in this part requires one. The requirements in this section apply to each such emergency action plan.  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not provide forklift training for each employee who was authorized to operate a forklift.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Dec 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each forklift was inspected daily prior to being placed in service.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employee exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Portland Cement.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not obtain a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in the workplace such as, but not limited to, Mason Sand and Krete Superplast 710.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication training program for employee exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Portland Cement.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not provide each employee who was permitted to wear a respirator with the information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection standard.

Issued

Oct 21, 2019

Abate by

Dec 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).  a. On or about August 14, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was permitted to wear a 3M half-mask tight-fitting respirator was provided with a medical evaluation.