OSHA Inspection: ENVIROBLENDING LLC

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a) Worksite -On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not access the worksite for the type of personal protective equipment required for employee use.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for the employees who use respirators.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not have employees medically evaluated for respirator use prior to assignment.

Issued

2023-03-13 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)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not perform fit tests on employees prior to providing them for use.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a(  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not provided forklift training to employees prior to assigbment.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(d)(1): The chemical manufacture or importer did not evaluate chemicals produced in their workplaces or imported by them to classify the chemicals' health and physical hazards in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200:  a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not evaluate the products they manufacture so that any chemicals they contain can be classified for any health and physical hazards. A large component of the products manufactured by the employer contains silica.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(1): The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor did not ensure that each container of classified hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(vi):  a) Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the manufacturer did not ensure that each bag of classified hazardous chemicals was labeled, tagged or marked.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical and for each chemical that posed a hazard not otherwise classified that they produce or import.  a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not develop and update the Material Safety Data Sheet to a Safety Data Sheet for the chemicals produced in the worksite.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for the workiste.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)   a)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) were accessible to employees.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, employees were not provided effective information and training on the hazards of the chemicals used in the workplace at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2023-03-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1):29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  a) Worksite - On or about September 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that electrical boxes, equipment and walking-working surfaces were kept clean and free from cement dust.