OSHA Inspection: HIGHLAND WOODCRAFT, LLC

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(1):  Spray booths were not substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry except that aluminum or other substantial noncombustible material may be used for intermittent or low volume spraying. Spray booths shall be designed to sweep air currents toward the exhaust outlet.    Shop: The 9 foot 9 inch wide, 16 foot 7 inch long, 7 foot 2 inch high spray booth was constructed of wood wall studs and 5/8 inch thick drywall.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:     Shop: The 9 foot 9 inch wide, 16 foot 7 inch long, 7 foot 2 inch high spray booth was not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system or fire suppression system.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): Spray booths were not so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning and clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides:    Shop: The 9 foot 9 inch wide, 16 foot 7 inch long and 7 foot 2 inch high spray booth constructed of combustible materials was installed with the roof/celing of the spray booth installed 18 inches below the metal decking of the fixed mezzanine level of the building.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations:    Shop: The electrical wiring and equipment located in and around the 9 foot 9 inch wide, 16 foot 7 inch long, 7 foot 2 inch high spray booth constructed of wood studs and 5/8 inch drywall was not explosion-proof type for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Sep 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): The electrical equipment was not interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area so that the equipment cannot be operated unless the ventilation fans are in operation.    Shop: The electrical equipment for the spray booth operations was not interlocked with the ventilation equipment so that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fan was in operation.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:    Shop: A certified, written personal protective equipment/hazard assessment was not completed.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  Shop: Each employee using personal protective equipment was not provided with training in the correct and required instances when personal protective equipment required.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

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:     Shop: A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for employees using negative pressure, tight fitting half face respirators and dust masks.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  Shop: Employees using N95 dust masks while performing hand wood sanding and while using hand-held electric and pnueumatic sanding devices were not provided with information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive and understandable respiratory protection training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  Shop: Each employee using tight fitting negative pressure half face respirators and dust masks were not provided with comprehensive and understandable respiratory protection training.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Shop: Each employee using half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators were not provided with a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use the respirator.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

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):  Shop: Each employee using Survival Air Systems-SAS Safety Corporation Sperian half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators with Sperian 100100 organic vapor cartridges were not provided with either a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   Shop: Respiratory hazards related to working in the spray booth did not include a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and identification of the paint and/or laquer's (contaminant's) chemical state and physical form.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 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:     Shop: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented for products and chemicals such as but not limited to Chemcraft Plastiprimer, Benjamin Moore A232 Plasticolor white satin, Chemcraft Catalyst, Chemcraft Reducer, Chemcraft Danseal, Chemcraft Plastofix light stain and Reducer 901.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  Shop: Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for all products and chemical in the workplace were not maintained in the workplace and were not readily accessible to the employees.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Shop: Each employee was not provided with training and information on the hazardous products and chemicals in the workplace at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the workplace.