OSHA Inspection: KINGDOM PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed: 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable liquids in containers.  (a)  On or about February 23, 2023, the employer permitted approximately 308 gallons of flammable liquids (paints, xylene, acetone, and other flammable chemicals) to be stored outside of a flammable storage cabinet or flammable storage room, on wooden shelves and the floor in the work area.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):  The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).    If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  (i)  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; (ii)  Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, (iii)  Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.  (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer did not complete a workplace hazard assessment and follow the steps required by 1910.132(d)(1)(i) through (d)(1)(iii) for employees who designed, fabricated, and painted signs and displays from wood and other products.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  (i) Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace; (ii)  Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; (iii)  Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; (iv)  Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; (v)  Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators; (vi)  Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; (vii)  Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; (viii)  Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and (ix)  Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.  (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program which met the requirements of 1910.134 (c)(1)(i)-(c)(1)(ix), for painters who were required to wear 3M tight fitting half face respirators, such as but not limited to 3M 6000 series with 3M 6001 organic vapor and 3M 60921 P100/OV cartridges.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer did not provide medical evaluations prior to requiring the use of respirators for painters who were required to wear 3M tight fitting half face respirators, such as but not limited to 3M 6000 series with 3M 6001 organic vapor and 3M 60921 P100/OV cartridges.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer did not provide fit testing prior to requiring the use of respirators for painters who were required to wear 3M tight fitting half face respirators, such as but not limited to 3M 6000 series with 3M 6001 organic vapor and 3M 60921 P100/OV cartridges.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.  The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:  (i)  Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator; (ii)  What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are; (iii)  How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions; (iv)  How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator; (v)  What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator; (vi)  How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and (vii)  The general requirements of this section.  (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer had not provided effective training for painters who were required to wear 3M tight fitting half face respirators, such as but not limited to 3M 6000 series with 3M 6001 organic vapor and 3M 60921 P100/OV cartridges.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023, the employer had not provided the information contained in Appendix D of the respirator standard to employees who wore 3M 8210 dust masks for voluntary use.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  (i)  A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and, (1)(ii)  The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023 the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section will be met and meets the requirements of 1200 (e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii), for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as wood, styrofoam, fiber glass, paints and other flammable liquids that contained isocyanates, alcohols, xylene, toluene, and acetone.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023 the employer did not have of copies of safety data sheets for the Matthews Paint System paints available on site.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   (a)  On or about 02/23/2023 the employer had not provided training on hazardous chemicals used in the workplace for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as fiber glass, paints and other flammable liquids that contained isocyanates, alcohols, xylene, toluene, and acetone.

Issued

Jul 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00401060244024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c):  Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  (a)  On or about 2/23/23 the eyewash station in the paint department was blocked by eight 5 gallon drums of flammable liquids and a 50 gallon trash can.