OSHA Inspection: TEDDY'S AUTO BODY LLC

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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:        Facility: The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory program when they required its employees to wear half-face negative pressure respirators.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 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):      Facility: When the employees were required to wear a half-face negative pressure respirator the employer did not conduct fit testing.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surfaces of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function.    Facility: The employees were wearing a half-face negative pressure with facial hair.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3):  Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:      Facility:  When the employees were required to wear a half-face negative pressure respiraotr the employer did not provide training.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 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:      Facility: The employer did not provide the employees, who used half-face negative pressure respirators with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): The mechanical ventilation system in the paint mixing room where flammable and combustible are used did not operate at the switch.      Paint Mixing Room:  The ventilation systen did not work.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i):  The spraying operations was not designed, installed or maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute    Facility: The Spray Zone Net Spectum spray booth did not maintain a average of 100 feet per minute air velocity.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 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:    Facility:  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program where employees were expected to handle and work with chemicals, including but not limited to, DT-5 thinner, and spray piants containing isocyanates.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    Facility: The employer did not have a MSDS for each chemicals the employees are expected to handle and work,  including but not limited to, thinners, paints and oils.

Issued

Aug 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:      Facility: The employer did not provide employees with information and training.