OSHA Inspection: PREMIER AVIATION OVERHAUL CENTER

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $2700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/26/12: The written respirator program did not contain provisions for medical evaluations of employees that wear respirators which included the mandatory administration of the Medical Evaluation Questionnaire as contained in appendix C of the standard or an equivalent form.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(2)(ii): The medical evaluation did not obtain the information requested by the questionnaire in Sections 1 and 2, Part A of Appendix C of 29 CFR 1910.134:         a) Throughout the faciliy, on or about 7/26/12: Medical evaluations for employees using air purifying half mask respirators were not provided and reviewed by a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) nor did they include information obtained by the questionnaire in Sections 1 and 2, Part A of appendix C of 29 CFR 1910.134.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $4500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4): The employer did not provide the equipment specified in paragraphs (d)(4)(i)-(d)(4)(ix) of this section at no cost to employees, did not maintain that equipment properly, and/or did not ensure that employees use that equipment prop    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/26/12: Pre-calibration of monitoring devices was not performed on equipment including the RAE PGM 3000 Multi-Gas used to test atmospheres for flammable vapors prior to entries into permit required confined spaces.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review the permit-required confined space program, using the canceled permits retained under 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) within one year:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/26/12: Cancelled permits for entries into permit spaces such as fuel tanks were not reviewed.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:    a) Fuel tank of Air Canada A320, on or about 7/10/12:  A permit was not filled out for employees entering a fuel tank of an Air Canada A320 airplane.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(2)(iv): The employer did not provide training to each affected employee whenever the employer had reason to believe either that there were deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) or that there were inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the procedures:       a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/26/12: Refresher training was not provided when there were deviations from standard procedures as seen by incomplete permits:    - Permit for entry into Air Canada fuel tank on 4/18/12 did not contain work to be done and exit time  - Permit for entry into Air Canada fuel tank on 4/10/12 did not contain exit time  - Permit for entry into Air Canada fuel tank on 4/09/12 did not contain work to be done, entry time, exit time, name of entrant and name of attendant.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/31/12: Training on obtaining MSDSs was not provided for employees working with hazardous chemicals including, but not limiited to, jet fuel.    Certification of abatement must be submitted for this item.