OSHA Inspection: BAILEY BRIDGES, INC.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Material Prep Area, the exterior of an exit door was obstructed with vegetation growth and metal parts limiting the use of the exit route.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2): The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids kept in the vicinity of spraying operations exceeded the minimum required for operations and exceeded a supply for 1 day or one shift:    (a)  On or about July 18, 2012 - Paint room, containers of paint products were stored in the immediate work area.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Facility, no written certification to verify the hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable:    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Blasting and Paint Areas, a written respiratory protection program had not been established for employees required to wear North air-purifying and Clemco supplied-air respirators.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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) On or about July 18, 2012 - Blasting and Paint Areas, employees required to wear North air-purifying and Clemco supplied-air respirators had not been medically evaluated.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Facility, fit tests were not provided to employees wearing tight-fitting respirators such as, but not limited to, North air-purifying respirators.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Paint Area, employee(s) required to wear respirators including, but not limited to, North air-purifying respirators, were not provided training on elements including, but not limited to, proper use, cleaning, inspection and maintenance of respirators:

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employee(s) were exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust) in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average limit of 15 mg/m3 listed in Table Z-3:      (a) On or about July 18, 2012 -  Abrasive Blasting, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 750.6 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 50 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was 460 minutes during one shift on July 25, 2012.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Abrasive Blasting, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 750.6 milligrams per cubic meters (mg/m3) of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Total Dust), 50 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The sampling time was 460 minutes during one shift on July 25, 2012.     General methods of abatement include but are not limited to:    1. Rotation of employees trained/qualified to conduct abrasive blasting activities.    ABATEMENT SCHEDULE:    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 the permissible exposure limits.    STEP 2:   Submit to the area director a written, detailed plan of abatement 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:    a)	Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;    b)	Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;    c)	Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; and    d)	Testing and acceptable 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.    Thirty - (30) day progress reports are required during the abatement period.     STEP 3:   Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Fabrication Area, a welder was sampled for exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (VI) and 0.00008mg/m3 Hexavalent Chromium (VI) was detected. The sampling was performed during one shift on July 25, 2012 for 474 minutes.    (b)On or about July 18, 2012 - Fabrication Area, a welder was sampled for exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (VI) and 0.00017mg/m3 Hexavalent Chromium (VI) was detected. The sampling was performed during one shift on July 25, 2012 for 431 minutes.    The employer may use these sampling results to meet the initial monitoring requirement for Hexavalent Chromium (VI) or perform additional monitoring.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI):    (a) On or about July 18, 2012 - Break Room, the presence of chromium (VI) was detected on the tables.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:     (a)   On or about July 18, 2012 - Production Area, new employees were not provided hazard communication training prior to assignment to work activities such as, but not limited to, the abrasive blasting and painting operations.