OSHA Inspection: SAPP CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a)  In both the north and south spray rooms, on or about September 5, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee who was required to wear a respirator while spray painting cabinets, resulting in a respiratory hazard.    Respiratory Hazard.  One employee was issued a face elastomeric air purifying respirator with organic vapor cartridges and pre-filters to wear while spray painting cabinets with paints, primers, stains and lacquers that contained isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, ethyl benzene, n-butyl alcohol, 2-butanone, isobutyl alcohol, and acetone among other volatile organic compounds.  The employer required the employee to wear the respirator while spraying.  OSHA sampling indicated that the employee airborne exposures to isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, ethyl benzene, n-butyl alcohol, 2-butanone, isobutyl alcohol, and acetone did not exceed the OSHA PEL (See below for measurement details).  The employee who wore the respirator was the only employee who worked in the spraying rooms.  The employee sprayed the cabinets approximately 1-2 hours per day, approximately 3 days a week.    The employer had not developed a written respiratory protection program.  The employer gave the employee the respirator and replacement cartridges, etc. without any instruction.  The employee was told that he had to wear the respirator by the employer.  No medical evaluation was provided to determine the employees ability to safely wear the respirator.  No fit testing was performed.  The employee did not maintain a face-to-facepiece seal in that he was allowed to maintain facial hair.  The employer had never performed an exposure assessment to determine the painters exposure level to the paint constituents.  The employer had not implemented a respiratory protection training program in that the employee was not knowledgeable about the elements of a respiratory protection program.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 east building, on or about September 5, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to paints, primers, stains and lacquers, resulting in a chemical hazard.    Chemical Hazard.  One employee utilized a pneumatic sprayer to apply paints, primers, stains and lacquers to cabinets in the north and south spray rooms of the east building.  The employee filled the pneumatic sprayer from 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers.          The employer did not maintain SDSs for the products that they used.  The employer did not develop or implement a written program describing the procedures for employee training or the availability of SDSs.  The employer did not have a policy that required container labeling.  The employer did not train employees regarding SDSs or their availability.  Other than being instructed to wear PPE, the employees were not instructed regarding the safe use of the products.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):     Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a)  Throughout the east building, on or about September 5, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not maintain material safety data sheets for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to paints, primers, stains and lacquers, resulting in a chemical hazard.    Chemical Hazard.  The employer did not maintain SDSs for the hazardous materials that they used.  The employer did not develop or implement a written program describing the procedures for employee training or the availability of SDSs.

Issued

2013-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 east building, on  or about September 5, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees who used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to paints, primers, stains and lacquers, resulting in a chemical hazard.    Chemical Hazard.  One employee utilized a pneumatic sprayer to apply paints, primers, stains and lacquers to cabinets in the north and south spray rooms of the east building.  The employee filled the pneumatic sprayer from 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers.          The employer did not maintain SDSs for the products that they used.  The employer did not develop or implement a written program describing the procedures for employee training or the availability of SDSs.  The employer did not have a policy that required container labeling.  The employer did not train employees regarding SDSs or their availability.  Other than being instructed to wear PPE, the employees were not instructed regarding the safe use of the products.