OSHA Inspection: RAY DENNISON CHEVROLET INC.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(4)(i):     Spray rooms, including floors, were not constructed of masonry, concrete, or other noncombustible material.    Employees working in the service department were exposed to potential fire hazards due to a temporary paint spraying operation that consisted of a small enclosure constructed of portable stands draped in plastic sheeting in the back of the shop. Spraying operations were conducted in the enclosure to paint work benches and other equipment.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(4)(ii):     The spray rooms did not have noncombustible fire doors and shutters.    Employees working in the service department were exposed to potential fire hazards due to a temporary paint spraying operation that consisted of a small enclosure constructed of portable stands draped in plastic sheeting in the back of the shop. Spraying operations were conducted in the back of the service department in the open shop area.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(4)(iii):     Spray rooms were not adequately ventilated so that the atmosphere in the breathing zone of the operator was maintained in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(6)(ii) of this section.    Employees working in the service department were exposed to potential hazards due to a temporary paint spraying operation that consisted of a small enclosure constructed of portable stands draped in plastic sheeting in the back of the shop. Spraying operations were conducted in the back of the service department in the open shop area and the structure was not adequately ventilated.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $1,913 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Employees in the service department were exposed to corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to X-3 Mink Oil (stearic acid), automotive batteries, and detailing cleaners, and an eyewash as not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,590 · Current $2,295 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:    Employees working in the service department were exposed to multiple automotive, cleaning and other chemicals and the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program that included, but was not limited to, labeling requirements, material safety data sheets and employee training.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Mar 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals in the clean-up/detail area of the service department including, but not limited to, Premium Blue Vinyl & Rubber dressing, Wipeout Spray Wax, and other cleaning detail chemicals; and the employer did not ensure that each container was labeled with the required information.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):      Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.      Employees in the service department were exposed to chemical hazards associated with Xzilon X-5C Fabric Care, Rustoleum High Performance Protective Enamel, automotive chemicals and other hazardous chemicals and the employer did not have material safety data sheets (MSDS) for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Mar 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals intheir work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trainedabout 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 datasheets.    Employees in the service department were exposed to chemical hazards associated with Xzilon X-5C Fabric Care, Rustoleum High Performance Protective Enamel, automotive chemicals and other hazardous chemicals and the employer did not provide employees with hazard communication training.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced

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:    Employees working in the service department were exposed to respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, mineral spirits and ethylbenzene while painting and isopropanol while applying Xzilon X-5C Fabric Care and other substances and the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Mar 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):     The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    An employee in the service department voluntarily wore a filtering facepiece respirator while engaged in a temporary painting operation that exposed him to mineral spirits and ethylbenzene and Cleanup Area employees used filtering facepiece respirators when applying Xzlion X-5C fabric care, which included isopropanol and Stoddard Solvent, and the employer had not provided the information as presented in Appendix D to the employees prior to their use of respirators in the workplace. The employees did not understand that a filtering facepiece could not protect against vapors.