OSHA Inspection: CIRCUIT BREAKER SALES NE INC.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0790

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not verified through a written certification that the required workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0790

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators ware necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures, including as applicable the subsections of (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), (c)(1)(iii), (c)(1)(iv), (c)(1)(v), (c)(1)(vi), (c)(1)(vii), (c)(1)(viii), (c)(1)(ix) of this standard.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, fit testing, proper selection, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) metal plating.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0790

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter.  WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure that the employees required to wear a tight-fitting facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) metal plating were annually fit tested.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function.  WORKSHOP: An employee required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) metal plating had facial hair that came between the sealing of the facepiece and face.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004007902460T415

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list might be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas).    WORKSHOP: A complete list of all the hazardous chemicals with a product identifier was neither included in the Hazard Communication Program nor maintained in the workplace.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0790

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii):  The employee training did not include the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area.  WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure employees were trained in the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area, such as (but not limited to) the plating room.