OSHA Inspection: YARRA DESIGN AND FABRICATION, LLC

Issued

2011-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

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:\r\n\r\n     a.     Establishment - On or about 3/16/11, an employee who was required to wear a half-face, elastomeric, negative-pressure, tight-fitting respirator in the workplace had not been medically evaluated to determine his ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2011-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:\r\n\r\n     a.     Establishment - On or about 3/16/11, the employee required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator during electrostatic painting had not been fit tested.

Issued

2011-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:\r\n\r\n     a.     Establishment - The employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for required respirator use.\r\n

Issued

2011-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):     The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:         a.     Establishment - On or about 3/16/11, the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace to determine if the respirator in use was adequate.