OSHA Inspection: PRODUCTION CASTINGS INC.

Issued

Jun 4, 2012

Abate by

Jul 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c):  This paragraph requires the employer to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program must be administered by a suitably trained program administrator. In addition, certain program elements may be required for voluntary use to prevent potential hazards associated with the use of the respirator. The Small Entity Compliance Guide contains criteria for the selection of a program administrator and a sample program that meets the requirements of this paragraph. Copies of the Small Entity Compliance Guide will be available on or about April 8, 1998 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Office of Publications, Room N 3101, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20210 (202-219-4667).    At the time of the inspection, the employer had not developed a written respirator program for employees required to wear respirators while painting. A Personal Protectice Equipment(PPE) assessment in 2008 found that employees were required to wear negative pressure respirators while spraying Sherwin Williams "Polane" and "Powdura" coatings.