OSHA Inspection: ART STONES DESIGN CORP

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $1,244 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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. Production Area: On or about October 17, 2023, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that employees voluntarily wore half-faced respirators in the workplace, but the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 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, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a. Production Area: On or about October 16, 2023, the employer exposed employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employer allowed the use of tight fitting elastomeric respirators by employee without first providing a medical evaluation to determine if the employee was able to wear a respirator or not.

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   a. In the Production area: On or about October 16, 2023 and at times prior, employees who voluntarily used the NIOSH-approved 3M Half facepiece Disposable Respirator while griding and polishing stone had not received respirator training prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a. Production Area: On or about October 16, 2023 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and crushed by-hazards, in that the employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l).

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 04402280

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:  a. Production Area: On or about October 16, 2023 and at times of prior, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to hydrocarbons, N-butyl acetate, diocyltindilaruate, and styrene in that a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 04402280

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 used:  a. Production Area: On or about October 16, 2023 and at times prior, the employer exposed employee to hazardous chemicals that include hydrocarbons, N-butyl acetate, diocyltindilaruate, and styrene, without maintaining safety data sheets on these chemicals as required by the standard.

Issued

Jan 23, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 04402280

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. Production Area: On or about October 16, 2023, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to hydrocarbons, N-butyl acetate, diocyltindilaruate, and styrene without providing effective training on these hazardous chemicals.