OSHA Inspection: THE HAVENS COLLECTION INC.

Issued

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2412.00 · Current $1206.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06890730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection 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 November 5, 2024, 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

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-24 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. Production Area: On or about November 5, 2024, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer allows the use of a respirator by employee without first providing a medical evaluation to determine if the employee was able to wear a respirator or not.

Issued

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a. Production Area:  On or about November 7, 2024 and times prior, the employer did not perform initial exposure monitoring for chromium (VI) for an employee who welded on stainless metal parts.

Issued

2025-02-04 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 maintain at the 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, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a. Production Area: On or about November 5, 2024, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as acetone, propane  and carbon monoxide, in that a written communication program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0040

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 use:  a. Production Area: On or about November 5, 2024, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals that included acetone, propane (carbon monoxide) and argon gas, without maintaining safety data sheets on these chemicals as required by the standard.