OSHA Inspection: AMB ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1492.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use  respirators, before the employees were required to use the respirators in the workplace:  a) Facility: Employees were required to use Moaron P6000 full-face  and Honeywell 5500-30L half-face respirators. A medical evaluation was not provided for the employees who were required to use the respirators, on or about 11/04/21.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) Manufacturing Areas: Employees were required to use Moaron P6000 full-face  and Honeywell 5500-30L half-face respirators when they worked with hazardous chemicals including ammonia hydroxide. Fit tests were not completed and documented for each employee who was required to wear the respirators, on or about 11/4/2021.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were 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:  a) Manufacturing Areas: Employees were required to use Moaron P6000 full-face  and Honeywell 5500-30L half-face respirators when they worked with ammonia hydroxide. The employer failed to ensure that employees did not have facial hair that would interfere with mask-to-face seal, on or about 11/4/2021.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(2): Training was not conducted in a manner that was understandable to the employees:   a) Manufacturing Areas: Employees were required to use Moaron P6000 full-face  and Honeywell 5500-30L half-face respirators when they worked with ammonia hydroxide. The employees read the company Respiratory Protection Program but did not demonstrate knowledge of how facial hair at the mask-to-face seal and improper fit would compromise the protective effect of the respirator, on or about 11/4/2021.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 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) Manufacturing area: Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use while employees worked with corrosive chemicals including Acticide GA and 10-35% Ammonium Hydroxide, thus exposing employees to potential chemical burn hazard to the eyes and skin, on or about 11/04/2022.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2486.00 Reduced

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) Facility: The company Hazard Communication program did not include a list of hazardous materials known to be located at the work place including, but not limited to, 10 - 35% Ammonia Hydroxide, Acticide GA  and Boric Acid, on or about 02/08/2022.

Issued

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:   a) Facility: Employees were assigned to work with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, 10 - 35% Ammonia Hydroxide, Acticide GA  and Boric Acid.  The employees did not know location of the company written hazard communication program and the safety data sheets, on or about 11/18/2022.