OSHA Inspection: TITAN INDUSTRIES INC DBA TITAN CONVEYORS

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $3,227 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:  On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.  The employer required employees to wear respirators when applying paint and coating materials.  All provisions of 29CFR 1910.134(c) through (o) must be covered in a respiratory protection program.  Key elements include but are not limited to the following:      1.  Selection of respirators for employees.     2.  Medical evaluations for employees.     3.  Fit testing.     4.  Training and information.     5.  Recordkeeping.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator prior to requiring the employees to use respirators when applying paint and coating materials.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that employees required to use a filtering facepiece respirator were fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): 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.  On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to wear respirators when applying paint to conveyor parts.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,067 · Current $4,034 Reduced

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:  On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication when employees were working with hazardous chemicals in their work areas including, but not limited to cutting fluids, caustic power wash detergent, aluminum cleaner, and coating materials.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be contained in a written hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:  1) Complete list of hazardous chemicals 2) Methods to inform employees of non-routine task hazards 3) Collection of Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemicals known to be present 4) Container labeling 5) Employee information and training

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with 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, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.   On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that containers of cleaning solutions and anti-spatter solutions  were labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or a combination thereof, which provided information regarding the hazards of the chemical. Multiple unlabeled bottles were observed on work benches throughout the facility.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer did not provide employees with chemical specific information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Employees use hazardous chemicals during the production of conveyor systems including, but not limited to cutting fluids, caustic power wash detergent, aluminum cleaner, and coating materials.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  On or about September 7, 2023, at the establishment located at 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin; the employer could not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.