OSHA Inspection: LEVINE PAINT & AUTO SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):     The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of  personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1):     The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained all the employees on the Workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear half face piece paint mixing operations.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):   The employer did not ensure by providing effective traiing and information that each employee could demostrate the knowledge of at least (i) through (vii) of this section.    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not ensure through providing effective training and information that the employees wearing respirators while performong paint mixing operations had acquired knowledges and skills dealing with the respirators.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirators and filtering facepices during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) paint mixing had not been medically evaluated for their ability prior to the employees wearing the respirator.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is 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.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) paint mixing had not been fit tested prior to initial wear.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes 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, and which also includes the following:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 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.    WORKSHOP:  The employees were not all provided with training and information in the hazard communication program who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints.