OSHA Inspection: RESTORATIVE PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, LLC

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

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)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and respirator care, maintenance and storage and were provided and required to wear half mask respirators and dust masks.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 202019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards and did not providing a medical evaluation before assigning and requiring use of tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   a)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 202019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from vapors and particulates and did not provide a fit test before requiring use of tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   a)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 202019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory  hazards by not ensuring employees were properly storing tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   a)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 202019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators without first being provided training as required by the standard.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    Lab/Fabrication Area:  On or about November 7, 202019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards and did not provide required training on appendix D of the respiratory standard for employees required to wear dust mask respirators.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):   a)    Facility wide:  On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were allowed to use chemicals such as Poron Urethane Polymer, color pigments, glues and resins without being provided with a written Hazard Communication Program.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  a)    Facility wide:  On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that the employer failed to maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present at the facility.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    Facility wide:  On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as Poron Urethane Polymer, color pigments, glues and resins without maintaining Safety Data Sheets (SDS) on the chemicals as required by the standard.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    Facility wide:  On or about November 7, 2019 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as Poron Urethane Polymer, color pigments, glues and resins without providing information and training on these chemicals as required by the standard.