OSHA Inspection: RADI'S CUSTOM WOODWORKS

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(i)-(ix):    (a)  Spray finishing area, for employees utilizing respirators while engaged in spray-finishing operations and having exposure to respiratory hazards due to the nature of the chemicals used.     Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 1A, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.    Abatement Note:    A minimally acceptable respiratory protection program shall include all of the following requirements:    1.  Written standard operating procedures governing the selection and use of respirators shall be established.    2.  Only approved respirators shall be used.  Respirators shall be selected on the basis of hazards to which the worker is exposed.    3.  Respirators must be provided free-of-charge where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    4.  Employers must provide (free-of-charge) a medical evaluation to determine each employee's fitness to wear a respirator before initial use.    5.  Before initial respirator use, fit testing is required for all employees using negative or positive pressure tight-fitting respirators where such respirators are required by OSHA or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator.    6.  The user shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations.    7.  Surveillance of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress shall be conducted.    8.  Employer must ensure the use of respirators where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    9.  Respirators shall be regularly cleaned and disinfected to keep them in a sanitary condition.    10.  Respirators shall be stored in a clean and sanitary location to prevent damage and contamination.    11.  Respirators shall be inspected during cleaning and repaired when necessary.    12.  There shall be regular inspection and evaluation to determine the continued effectiveness of the program.    13.  Compressed breathing air must meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air.    14.  The employer must establish and retain medical evaluations and fit-testing records.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

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:    (a) Spray-finishing area, for an employee utilizing a 3M half-mask, tight-fitting respirator during painting and finishing operations where a medical evaluation was not provided prior to wearing the respirator.      Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 1B, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:    (a)  Spray-finishing area, for an employee utilizing a half-mask, tight-fitting respirator during painting and spray-finishing operations where fit testing was not performed prior to wearing the respirator.     Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 1C, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide training to ensure that each employee was knowledgeable in proper fit, usage, limitations, care, and maintenance of respirators:    (a)  Spray-finishing area, for an employee utilizing a half-mask, tight-fitting respirator during painting and spray-finishing operations where training was not performed.     Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 1D, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

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:    (a)  Throughout the shop area, for the employees utilizing and having exposure to workplace chemicals including, but not limited to, SHER-WOOD Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer, Hi-Bild Lacquer, paints, stains, and cleaners where the employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program.    Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 3A, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

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:    (a)  Throughout the shop area, for the employees utilizing and having exposure to workplace chemicals including, but not limited to, SHER-WOOD Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer, Hi-Bild Lacquer, paints, stains, and cleaners where the employer had not effectively trained employees.    Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 1, Item 3B, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.

Issued

Nov 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $880 · Current $880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    (a)  For the employees engaged in wood product manufacturing operations who had been monitored and exceeded an 85.0 dBA for an 8-hour time-weighted average and the company had still not instituted a hearing conservation program.      Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 311968077, Citation 2, Item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 4366 24th Avenue North, Grand Forks, ND.    Abatement Note:    An effective hearing conservation program (see CFR 1910.95 (c) through (n)) shall include, at a minimum, for all employees exposed to noise levels with an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA, the following:    1.  Representative noise sampling to determine who must be included in the hearing conservation program (see 1910.95(d)).    2.  The notification of employees exposed to the above noise levels (see 1910.95(e)).    3.  Employee observation of the above monitoring (see 1910.95(f)).    4.  A baseline audiogram for all employees exposed to noise levels equal to or in excess of an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA (see 1910.95(g)).    5.  Yearly audiograms for each overexposed employee.  These audiograms shall meet the requirements of 1910.95(h).  Testing shall be performed on instruments that meet performance and calibration requirements of 1910.95(h) and appendices C, D, and E of 1910.95.    6.  A variety of hearing protectors be made available to all overexposed employees (see 1910.95(i)).    7.  A training program emphasizing the following: the purpose of fitting, advantages and disadvantages of hearing protectors, the purpose and explanation of audiometric testing, and the effects of noise (see 1910.95(k)).    8.  Employee access to copies of the noise standard (1910.95) and information pertaining to the standard (1910.95(l)).    9.  Maintenance of employee exposure records and access to those records (1910.95(m)).