Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013B Hazard:

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 physical or health 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 material safety data sheets. On or about 24 July 2019, the employer failed to properly conduct training for employees required to come into contact with hazardous chemicals. 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: Facility: Employees were required to work with chemicals such as diesel fuel, brake fluid, gasoline, and cleaning chemicals without receiving adequate safety and health training. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)