OSHA Inspection: SPLIT DECISION ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Dec 13, 2024

Abate by

Jan 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,296 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.  a) On or about July 22, 2024, the employer did not ensure that when employees were stacking boxes of different products in their second level of the racking system, all boxes were stacked, blocked, interlocked, and limited in height to ensure employees were not exposed to struck-by hazards when the employees had to pull the products out of the racking system.

Issued

Dec 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,296 · Current $4,978 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: (i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and, (ii) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  a) On or about July 22, 2024, the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program for employees working in the back warehouse that were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to muriatic acid and chlorine.

Issued

Dec 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  a) On or about July 22, 2024, the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets for Split Decisions Enterprises, Inc products that are being stored in the warehouse, carried by employees and deliver by their employees to other locations such as but not limited to other warehouses or store fronts. These products include chemicals such as but not limited to muriatic acid and chlorine.

Issued

Dec 13, 2024

Abate by

Dec 30, 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.  a) On or about July 22, 2024, the employer did not ensure that when employees working in the warehouse, who worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to muriatic acid and chlorine were provided with hazard communication training prior to their initial assignment.