OSHA Inspection: ROSS PRINTING, INC.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards 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)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and before November 20, 2019, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard in the workplace, in that employees were potentially exposed to the inhalation of acrylates, which are respiratory irritants and chemical sensitizers. This condition potentially exposed employees to the hazard of inhaling harmful vapors.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

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)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and before November 20, 2019, 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 physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area, such as but not limited to the following chemicals:      1)    UV Gloss 5004E manufactured by Coatings & Adhesives, Corp.  2)    UV Gloss 5170E manufactured by Coatings & Adhesives, Corp.  3)    Type Wash manufactured by Varn Intl/ Flint Group.       Abatement Note:  Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, reactivity, sensitization, carcinogenicity) of specific chemicals.  Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $757.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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):      (a)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and before November 20, 2019, the employer did not perform workplace hazard assessment to determine necessary PPE for specific job tasks,  including handling of chemicals which have sensitizing ingredients such as acrylates and triethanolamine.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the dates of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:   (a)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and before November 20, 2019, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification which included and identified the following:   1)      The workplace evaluated; 2)      The person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; 3)      The dates of the hazard assessment; and, 4)      The document identified as a certification of the hazard assessment.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 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   (a)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and before November 20, 2019, the employer did not train employees on the use, care, and limitations of respirators prior to providing half-mask R-95 respirators for voluntary use.

Issued

2020-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1350.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.      (a)   Ross Printing, Inc. / dba Ross4Marketing:  On and about  November 20, 2019, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records for 2019 to an authorized representative of OSHA.