OSHA Inspection: ARTICLE II GUN SHOP AND RANGE INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Nov 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c):    Employees were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements:    A written respirator program includes:  1.  Procedures for selecting respirators in the workplace.  2.  Medical evaluations   3.  Fit testing procedures for tight fitting respirators  4.  Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators.  5.  Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations.  6.  Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance.  7.  Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Nov 16, 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 employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Employees exposed to lead were required to wear respiratory protection were not provided with a medical evaluation.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Nov 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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):    Employees required to wear respiratory protection against lead exposure had not been provided with a fit test.      Abatement certification and documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Jan 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    a. On July 16, 2012, an employee cleaning the filtering system of one air handling unit, located on the roof, was exposed to an airborne lead concentration of 0.31 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) which exceeds the OSHA Permissible Limit of 0.05 mg/m3 by approximately 6.3 times.  The limit was established to prevent lead poisoning.  Air sampling was conducted for 60 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed during the unsampled time period.      b.  On July 16, 2012, an employee cleaning the filtering system of one air handling unit, located on the roof, was exposed to an airborne lead concentration of 0.46 milliigrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) which exceeds the OSHA Permissible Limit of 0.05 mg/m3 by approximately 9.3 times.  The limit was established to prevent lead poisoning.  Air sampling was conducted for 60 minutes.  Zero exposure was assumed during the unsampled time period.      Abatement documentation of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Jan 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead:    On July 16, 2012, employees cleaning lead out of air handling unit filters, were exposed to lead in excess of the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit and were not provided with adequate engineering or work practice controls.    Feasible methods of control include, but are not limited to:    1.  Use a HEPA vacuum rather than compressed air to clean the shoot range's HEPA filters in the air handling system.     2.  Substitute ammunition with non-lead primer cartridges and non-lead or jacketed bullets designed specifically for firing ranges.    Step 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.    Step 2:  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:    1.	Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;  2.	Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3.	Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures;  4.	Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  90-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.    Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.    Date by which Step 1 must be abated:  00/00/00    Date by which Step 2 must be abated:  00/00/00    Date by which Step 3 must be abated:  00/00/00    Abatement certification and documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Jan 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    (a) An initial determination had not been done for employees cleaning filters of air handling units on the roof.      Abatement documentation is not required for this item.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    (a) On top of table in Range check-in area - 156 ug/100 cm2.  (b) Keys of cash register in Range check-in - 1795 ug/100 cm2.    Abatement certification and documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    a.  Employees cleaning HEPA filter in HVAC system on the roof, had not been informed of the contents of Appendices A and B.    b.  Employee cleaning the shooting range floor had not been informed of the contents of Appendices A and B.    Abatement documentation for this item is required in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025.  The employer shall assure that each employee is informed of the following:    The content of this standard and its appendices;    The specific nature of the operations which could result in exposure to lead above the action level;    The purpose, proper selection, fitting, use, and limitations of respirators;    The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and the medical removal protection program including information concerning the adverse health effects associated with excessive exposure to lead (with particular attention to the adverse reproductive effects on both males and females);    The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee's job assignment;    The contents of any compliance plan in effect; and    Instructions to employees that chelating agents should not routinely be used to remove lead from their bodies and should not be used at all except under the direction of a licensed physician;    a.  Employees conducting cleaning of HEPA filter in HVAC unit on the roof were exposed to lead and not provided training.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $976 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i)(A):     The employer did not make available biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels at least every 6 months to each affected employee:      Employees cleaning air filters in roof air handling units, were exposed to lead above the action level of 0.03 mg/m3 for more than 30 days a year, and were not provided with blood lead analysis every 6 months.      Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(3)(i)(B): Medical examinations and consultations for lead were not performed prior to assignment for each employee being assigned for the first time to an area in which airborne concentrations of lead are at or above the action level:    Employees cleaning air filters in roof air handling units were exposed to lead above the action level of 0.03 mg/m3 for more than 30 days a year, and were not provided with a medical examination prior to assignment.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).