OSHA Inspection: REARDON PAINTING, LLC

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $650 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  A written respirator program was not developed / implemented.  Employees were provided with and required to wear a 3M Tekk 7513 Professional Paint Respirator during spraying operations of paint products.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not provided with a medical evaluation when provided with and required to wear a 3M Tekk 7513 Professional Paint Respirator during spraying operations of paint products.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    A.) Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not provided with respirator fit testing when provided with and required to wear a 3M Tekk 7513 Professional Paint Respirator during spraying operations of paint products.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):     The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii):  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not provided with respiratory protection training when provided with and required to wear a 3M Tekk 7513 Professional Paint Respirator during spraying operations of paint products.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $650 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees were utilizing paint products, including, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Wood Classics Waterborne Polyurethane Varnish.  A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):     Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, second floor of Rathburn Hall, on or about April 1, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees were utilizing paint products, including, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Wood Classics Waterborne Polyurethane Varnish.  The provided training did not cover the company's written hazard communications program.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, Rathburn Hall, on or about April 10, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Employees did not receive fire extinguisher training.  Fire extinguishers were distributed throughout the job site.  These fire extinguishers included but were not limited to 10-pound dry chem fire extinguishers.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(b):     Provisions were not made prior to commencement of the project for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury:    A.)  Reardon Painting, LLC, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA  16127, Rathburn Hall, on or about April 10, 2012 and times prior thereto:  Management did not assess provisions for medical response in the event of an injury.