OSHA Inspection: EQUALIZER, INC.

Issued

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2545.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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.      The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employees were fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace (when entering confine spaces, tanks).  The employees were exposed to affixation hazards.

Issued

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.     The employer did not ensure that employees using tight-fitting face-piece respirators were fit tested at least annually.  The employees were exposed to affixation hazards.

Issued

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2622.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): The written permit space entry program was not available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.        The employer did not ensure that the written permit confined space program was available and fully implemented on site while employees were conducting job tasks in a permitted confine space. The employees were exposed to affixation hazards.

Issued

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i), but the employer did not verify that the space was safe for entry and that the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii(a).    In the fertilizer tanks, the employer exposed employees to health hazards from failing to verify the permit required confined space was safe prior to entry by all requirements of the standard.  The employees were exposed to affixation hazards.