OSHA Inspection: STEPHAN L GREEN ENTERPRISE INC.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):  The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wore respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Throughout the facility:  On or about 10/05/2023, the employer did not provide Appendix D to employees who voluntarily use N95 and 3M full face respirators.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Throughout the facility:  On or about 10/05/2023, the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program when employees used 3M full face respirators voluntarily.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 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:  a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Throughout the facility:  On or about 10/05/2023, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees who used 3M full face respirators voluntarily.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Throughout the buildings and yard areas:  The employer did not evaluate the performance of forklift operators every three years while driving the Counterbalanced IC Diesel forklift Model # FD70T-JI, S/N 140700412, on or about 10/05/2023.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) would be met:  a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Painting and welding areas: The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to Rust-Oleum Spray coating paint, Rust-Oleum High Performance oil base paint, WD40, oils, and sealants, on or about 10/05/2023.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which was used:   a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Painting and welding areas: The employer did not have safety data sheets (SDSs) for each chemical that the employees used including but not limited to:  Rust-Oleum Spray coating paint, Rust-Oleum High Performance oil base paint, WD40, oils, sealants,  occurred on or about 10/05/2023.

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Stephan L Green Enterprise Inc. - Painting and welding areas: The employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to: Rust-Oleum Spray coating paint, Rust-Oleum High Performance oil base paint, WD40, oils, and sealants during the production process and to complete the finish product, on or about 10/05/2023.