OSHA Inspection: LAB12 CORP

Issued

2024-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2420.00 Reduced

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:  Location: Welding Area, main shop floor  a) On or about 4/25/24, the employer did not ensure that employees wearing Powered Air Purifying Respirators while conducting welding tasks at the facility were medically evaluated prior to using the respirators.

Issued

2024-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k):The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  Location: Welding Area, main shop floor  a) On or about 4/25/24, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting welding tasks at the facility were trained prior to entering the facility, or were trained by the host employer.

Issued

2024-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $453.00 Reduced

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:   Location: Welding Area, main shop floor  a) On or about 4/25/24, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting welding tasks were provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area, including, but not limited to steel and welding gases.