OSHA Inspection: HENNINGER'S, INC.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $1,430 Reduced

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:  On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to establish those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respiratory 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 when employees were provided half- face tight fitting respirators and were not provided a medical evaluation and stored the masks on a shelf near their work area.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Mar 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  On or about June 6, 2023, the employer did not make an initial determination if an employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level when an employee in the statue room was exposed to a time weighted average of 0.052 mg/m3 of lead for the time sampled (198 minutes), or an 8 hour timeweighted average of 0.022 mg/m3 when assuming zero exposure for the time not sampled (282 minutes).

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $1,430 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:  a. On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to maintain as free as practicable of accumulations of lead, the work station of a stained glass artist. The work station was determined through wipe sampling to have accumulated 124.540 micrograms per 100 cm2. The employer does not have a robust housekeeping procedure for the area.  b. On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to maintain as free as practicable of accumulations of lead, the work station of a stained glass artist. The work station was determined through wipe sampling to have accumulated 318.880 micrograms per 100 cm2. The employer does not have a robust housekeeping procedure for the area.  c. On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to maintain as free as practicable of accumulations of lead, the work station of a stained glass artist. The work station was determined through wipe sampling to have accumulated 31.756 micrograms per 100 cm2. The employer does not have a robust housekeeping procedure for the area.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that employees who worked in areas where there was potential exposure to airborne lead, were informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025. No training related to lead had been conducted with employees. Employees are exposed to lead in the stained glass room and the statue room.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 15919000C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to develop and implement at the workplace a written hazard communication program when employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, lead, cadmium, and silica.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 15919000C141

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:    On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace when employees working with paint, soldering material, and marble were exposed to lead, cadmium, and silica.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 15919000C141

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:   On or about June 6, 2023, the employer failed to provide effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in the work area at the time of initial assignment when employees exposed to lead, cadmium, and silica were not provided any training related to the hazards of the chemicals that they work with.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  On or about June 6, 2023, the employer did not keep a written emergency action plan in the workplace and available to employees for review. The employer has 17 employees.