OSHA Inspection: ROTO SERVICE INC.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $2128.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer failed to implement a written respiratory protection program where employees are required to wear a half-face respirator when spraying a coating compound on sand.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 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:  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator for employees required to wear a half-face respirator when spraying a coating compound on sand.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer failed to ensure employees required to wear half-face or full-face respirators when spraying a coating compound on sand were fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $2128.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(4): The employer did not make the written hazard communication program available upon request to the employees or their designated representatives in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer failed to make the written hazard communication program available to employees for employees who are exposed to chemicals to include, but is not limited to, sand coating, mold seal coating, and molten aluminum.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer failed to maintain copies of each hazardous chemical's safety data sheet and make accessible to employees exposed to chemicals to include, but not limited to, sand coating, mold seal coating, and molten aluminum.

Issued

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about November 15, 2024, the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area. Employees work with chemicals to include, but not limited to, sand coating, mold seal coating, and molten aluminum.