OSHA Inspection: BARKER'S SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING, LLC

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(2)(ii):     Employer did not ensure concentrations of respirable dust or fume in the breathing zone of the abrasive-blasting operator or any other worker was kept below the levels specified in 1910.1000:    a)  On 07/29/2011, employer did not ensure that the concentrations of respirable crystalline silica dust from abrasive-blasting in a Sandblaster employee's breathing zone were kept below the levels specified in 1910.1000.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c):     An employee(s) was exposed to respirable crystalline silica in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) limits listed in Table Z-3:    a)  An employee operating the Sandblaster in the outdoor canopy on 07/29/2011, who was exposed to airborne respirable dust containing 15% crystalline silica at levels of 1.0725 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA, approximately 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.588 mg/m3.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):     Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    a)  On 07/29/2011, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented in order to reduce employees' exposures to concentrations of respirable crystalline silica to limits prescribed in 1910.1000(c) Table Z-3.    Applicable administrative or engineering controls may include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Substitute abrasive-blasting media with a non-crystalline silica material.   2)  Enclose abrasive-blasting operations and install a dust collection system to effectively remove respirable crystalline silica from the employees' breathing area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Feb 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:\r\n\r\nOn 07/29/2011, employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program for employees exposed to noise levels exceeding the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA:\r\n\r\na)  Sandblasting employees, blasting canopy area was exposed to noise at a TWA of 101.03 dBA over an 80 minute sample time. 101.03 dBA is over 2 times the allowable exposure to noise.\r\n\r\nAbatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required\r\n

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c):     The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a)  On 07/06/2011, employer did not develop or implement a written respiratory protection program when employees were required to wear respirator to protect Sandblasting and Paint Booth employees.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (m) must be covered in a respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Written program  2)  Respirator selection  3)  Medical evaluation  4)  Fit testing  5)  Use, maintenance, care and storage of respirators  6)  Supplied air quality  7)  Employee information and training  8)  Recordkeeping    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)  On 07/06/2011, employer did not provide Sandblaster or Spray Painter employees with medical evaluations to determine if they were able to use respirators such as positive pressure air supplied blasting helmets (Nova 2000) and tight-fitting half-face (3M 5200) respirators.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):    a)  On 07/06/2011, employer did not ensure Paint Sprayer employees had passed a QLFT or QNFT before using a tight-fitting half-face 3M respirator while conducting spray painting operations in the spray booth.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i):     Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    a)  On 07/29/2011, employer did not ensure that tight-fitting half-face 3M respirators were stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust and damaging chemicals.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii):\r\n\r\na)  On 07/06/2011, employer did not ensure that ensure that employees who wore Nova 2000 blast helmets and 3M half-face respirators, could demonstrate the knowledge topics contained in this section.\r\n\r\nAbatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required\r\n

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):      The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:\\r\\n\\r\\n(a)  Employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as flammable paints and solvents and abrasive media containing silica.\\r\\n\\r\\nAll provision of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a written hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:\\r\\n\\r\\n1)  Written program\\r\\n2)  List of all hazardous chemicals\\r\\n3)  MSDS collection\\r\\n4)  Labeling\\r\\n5)  Employee information and training\\r\\n\\r\\nAbatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets (MSDS) for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:\r\n\r\n(a)  Employer did not maintain copies of required MSDS for chemicals that employees were working with such as flammable paints and solvents and abrasive blasting media containing silica.\r\n\r\nAbatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required\r\n

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Apr 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    (a)  Employer did not provide information and training on hazardous chemicals in the workplace to employees who were working with flammable paints and solvents and abrasive blasting media containing silica.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Dec 29, 2011

Abate by

Jan 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:    a)  On 07/06/2011, employer did not verify through written certification that a hazard assessment for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) had been conducted when employees were exposed to flying particulate, heavy metal pieces and respiratory hazards.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required