OSHA Inspection: SURMOTECH INC

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Sep 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:          a) In the conformacoat spray area, on or about 4/17/12: Cardboard was placed inside the walls of a spray booth where employees were spraying flammable Humiseal 1B73/Thinner mixture.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Sep 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:        a) In the conformacoat area, on or about 4/16/12: A written respiratory program was not developed where employees were required to wear respirators when spraying Humiseal 1B73/thinner mixture.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 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) In the conformacoat area, on or about 7/16/12: Employees who were required by the employer to wear respirators while spraying Humiseal 1B73/thinner mixture did not receive a medical evaluation prior to respirator use.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 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):      a) In the conformacoat area, on or about 4/16/12: Employees who were required to wear a respirator while spraying Humiseal 1B73/thinner were not tested with an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 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:      a) At the facility, on or about 4/16/12: Where hazardous chemicals including flammable Humiseal 1B73/thinner, containing methyl ethyl ketone and butyl acetate were used, a written hazard communication program was not developed for the facility.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area      a) At the facility, on or about 4/16/12: Where hazardous chemicals including flammable Humiseal 1B73/thinner, containing methyl ethyl ketone and butyl acetate were used, employees were not provided with effective hazard communication training.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.