OSHA Inspection: ROBERT BERG ENTERPRISES, LLC

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2233.00 Reduced

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:  Printshop - The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Printshop's Screen Wash Station - Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on respiratory hazard(s), in that an employee was using a N95 filtering-facepiece respirator for use with gases and vapors, which is not designed to protect for these applications.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-21 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:  Printshop - The employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine if employees are able to use a respirator prior to issuing them respirators.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-21 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):  Paintshop - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators passed an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals:  Printshop - Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide annual respirator training to employees who are required to use a respirator in the workplace:   Printshop - The employer did not provide respirator training annually, and/or more often if necessary, when employees are required to use a respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2233.00 Reduced

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:  Paintshop - The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at a written hazard communication program which describes how elements (f), (g), and (h) will be met.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that container(s) of hazardous chemicals in the workplace were labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  Printshop - The employer did not ensure that all hazardous chemicals were labeled or tagged with identifiers that at least showed general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals being used.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  Printshop - The employer did not have safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used at work.

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  Printshop - The hazard communication training did not include the safety and health requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv).

Issued

2023-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii):The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  Mail Area Staging - A cart was stored in front of the electrical panel.