OSHA Inspection: PAUWAY CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted a workplace hazard assessment to determine necessary and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who was required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE):    WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided each employee who was required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) with the training and information on the PPE hazard assessment.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $6,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations:      WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide respiratory training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in (1)(i)-(1)(vii) of this section:   WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through providing training and performing evaluation that the employees required to wear tight-fitting half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting obtained minimum knowledges, skills and other items listed in section (i) through (vii) of this section.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer had not provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was required to use the respirators in the workplace:      WORKSHOP: The employees required to wear tight-fitting half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been medically evaluated to determine the employee's ability to wear respirators prior to fit test or require to wear respirators.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):  The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure that the employees required to wear tight-fitting half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employers did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program which at least described 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 would be met, and which also included (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) of this section:      WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a site specific written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System (GHS) where employees were required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) inks and paints.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not 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 hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    WORKSHOP: The employees required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) inks and paints were not provided with training and information on the chemical hazard communications.