Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Readyjet Inc. in Massachusetts 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 17, 2015 after a complaint, in Boston.
In all, OSHA issued 11 citation items: 4 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,918; today they stand at $13,418, 54% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.132 (personal protective equipment, general requirements), 3 times.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Readyjet Inc. averages $5,709 across 2 cited inspections.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)
(ii) The Exposure Control Plan shall contain at least the following elements:
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i)
(3) Personal protective equipment—(i) Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered “appropriate” only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used.
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv)
(iv) Cleaning, Laundering, and Disposal. The employer shall clean, launder, and dispose of personal protective equipment required by paragraphs (d) and (e) of this standard, at no cost to the employee.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.