WEST CHESTER, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ELMARK SIGN COMPANY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ELMARK SIGN COMPANY in 307 WESTTOWN ROAD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 (NAICS 339950). OSHA activity number 346869563.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ELMARK SIGN COMPANY
- Site address
- 307 WESTTOWN ROAD
- City
- WEST CHESTER
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19382
- Mailing
- 307 WESTTOWN ROAD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339950
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $1,875 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. (a) Job site located: 307 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382, Elmark Sign Company, Garage/Shop area: On or about July 28, 2023, the Employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program for an employee who voluntarily wears half-face respirators such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001 half-face respirator, with organic vapor cartridges and 3M N95 9010 filtering piece respirator during sanding and welding operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1875.3
- — Z (S) $2679
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
1910.134(c)(4): The employer did not provide respirators, training and medical evaluation at no cost to employees: (a) Job site located: 307 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382, Elmark Sign Company, Garage/ Shop area: On or about July 28, 2023, an employee voluntarily utilizing 3M 6001 half-face respirators, with organic vapor cartridges when conducting sanding of wood/acrylic materials and welding operations was not provided training on respirator use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 in the workplace: (a) Job site located: 307 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382, Elmark Sign Company, Garage/ Shop area: On or about July 28, 2023, an employee who voluntarily wear respirators such as, but not limited to 3M 7502 half-face elastomeric respirators, with organic cartridges, etc. was not provided medical evaluations prior to the use of the respirator in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible, the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirator When Not Required Under the Standard"): (a) Job site located: 307 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382, Elmark Sign Company, Garage/ Shop area: On or about July 28, 2023 The Employer did not provide employees, voluntarily wearing filtering facepiece respirators (3M N95 9010), with the information contained in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346869563.
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