OSHA Inspection: QUALITY INSTALLATIONS ASSOCIATES INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Staining area/Finishing room:  On or about 01/08/2024, the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program for an employee that used 3M half face respirators voluntarily.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 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) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Staining area/Finishing room:  On or about 01/08/2024, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to an employee who used 3M half face respirators voluntarily.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 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 wore respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Staining area/Finishing room:  On or about 01/08/2024, the employer did not provide Appendix D to an employee who voluntarily used 3M half face respirators.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

May 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,067 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)  Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Storage/Warehouse area:  The employer did not provide forklift training to the employees driving the Nissan 30 Propane forklift Model # MAPLO1A15LV, Serial # F39108,  Yale Propane Forklift Model GLCOS0TGNUAE088, Serial Number E187V09181W, occurred on or about 01/08/2024.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

Mar 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.4(a):The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    a) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Facility located at 410 Miller Road, Medford NJ 08055: On or about  08/31/2023 the employer did not record a work related injury of an employee that suffered a laceration on his left thumb that required two stitches on the 300 OSHA 300 log or its equivalent.  b) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Facility located at 410 Miller Road, Medford NJ 08055: On or about 08/15/2023 the employer did not record a work related injury of an employee that suffered a right index finger tip laceration that required stitches on the 300 OSHA 300 log or its equivalent.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

May 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Staining area/Finishing room:  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to Loctite Floor Glue, Varathane premium wood stain, Bostik simple fix, sealants, on or about 01/08/2024.

Issued

Feb 6, 2024

Abate by

May 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Quality Installations Associates Inc. - Staining area/Finishing room:  The employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to, Loctite Floor Glue, Varathane premium wood stain, Bostik simple fix, sealants, on or about 01/08/2024.