OSHA Inspection: TANNER'S COLLISION CENTER

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(c):  Locations where flammable vapor-air mixtures may exist under abnormal conditions, and for a distance beyond Division 1 locations, were not classified as Division 2 according to the requirements of subpart S of this part:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform auto body repair operations were exposed to fire and/or smoke hazards associated with flammable liquids and the operation of an indoor waste lacquer thinner recycling machine.  The location where the recycling machine was located was not classified as Division 2 according to the requirements of Subpart S.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):  Electrical equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform auto body repair operations were exposed to fire and/or smoke hazards associated with flammable liquids and the operation of an indoor waste lacquer thinner recycling machine.  Electrical equipment, including outlets and switches, were not intrinsically safe, approved for the Class 1, Division 2 hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the Class 1, Division 2 hazardous (classified) location.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

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 a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform auto body repair operations were exposed to skin and eye hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Feb 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):  The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee who used a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform auto body repair operations were provided with full-face powered air purifying and half-face air purifying respirators for voluntary use.  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program to ensure that the respirator itself did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Abate by

Feb 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):  Where the employer provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employees required to perform auto body repair were provided portable fire extinguishers in the workplace.  The employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

Issued

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    On or about November 14, 2011, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform auto body repair operations were exposed to contact with potentially hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, automobile paints and lacquer.  The employer did not develop and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met.