OSHA Inspection: PRECISION MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

Issued

2020-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1215.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) 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.) Precision Manufacturing Institute -  On or about October 16, 2020, and times prior thereto: The employer did not determine employee exposures to Welding fumes, during welding instruction activities.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1215.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

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.)  Precision Manufacturing Institute -  On or about October 16, 2020, and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with or around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, welding fumes during welding instruction activities. Employees were not provided effective information and training about hazardous chemicals in the workplace.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

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.)  Precision Manufacturing Institute -  On or about October 16, 2020, and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with or around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, welding fumes during welding instruction activities. Safety data sheets for materials including, but not limited to, steel, UltraCore 712C Flux Cored Electrode, and ER70S Carbon Steel Electrode were not maintained at the worksite nor was there a method/procedure in place to ensure SDSs could be provided to an employee requesting access to the document.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2587

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.)  Precision Manufacturing Institute -  On or about October 16, 2020, and times prior thereto:  Employees worked with or around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, welding fumes during welding instruction activities.  The employer's written Hazard Communication Program did not include a chemical list.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.