OSHA Inspection: NEW LEAF INC

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,548 · Current $2,774 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i):The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  a) Jobsite, where face or eye protection such as, splash goggles, were not provided for employee use while pouring BETCO Extreme, a corrosive, into mop buckets containing water.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,657 · Current $3,329 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Building 994, where employees poured BETCO Extreme, a corrosive, from a 5 gallon container into mop buckets containing water.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,328 · Current $1,664 Reduced

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) Jobsite, where the employer permitted employees to use their own full-face respirators, and provided Ranksing 6200 half-face respirators and Fangtian FT-N040 N95 (dust masks) respirators to employees for use while mixing and applying BETCO Extreme floor stripper. Hazard: Improper selection of respiratory protection without first determining the airborne concentration BETCO Extreme.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i):Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  a) Jobsite, where the employer provided Fangtian FT-N040 N95 (dust masks) respirators for use while mixing chemicals such as, the BETCO Extreme liquid floor stripper. Hazard: N95 being saturated with a corrosive chemical and coming into contact with skin.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii):The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  a) Jobsite, where the employer provided Ranksing 6200 half-face respirators to employees for use while mixing and stripping floors with BETCO Extreme.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:  a) Jobsite, where the employer permitted employees to use their own full-face respirators, and provided Ranksing 6200 half-face respirators and Fangtian FT-N040 N95 (dust mask) respirators to employees for use while mixing and applying BETCO Extreme floor stripper. Hazard: An employee's health being jeopardized by the wearing of a respirator (e.g., employee has a cardiac and/or pulmonary disorder that could be aggravated by respirator use), or the wearing of a dirty respirator that could cause dermatitis or ingestion of a hazardous chemical.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) Jobsite, where the employer permitted employees to use their own full-face respirators, and provided Ranksing 6200 half-face respirators to employees for use while mixing and applying BETCO Extreme floor stripper.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite, where the employer permitted employees to use their own full-face respirators, and provided Ranksing 6200 half-face respirators and Fangtian FT-N040 N95 (dust mask) respirators to employees for use while mixing and applying BETCO Extreme floor stripper.