OSHA Inspection: MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM HOUSTON

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected.     The employer does not protect employees from fires created when ignition sources contact flammable vapors.   This violation was observed on or about March 18, 2013, in the Paint Shop where employees dispensed flammable solvent from an ungrounded container stored near the paint booth.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that flammable solvent containers are properly grounded to prevent ignition of their vapors.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,250 Reduced

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 chemical state and physical form:    The employer does not protect employees from toxic chemicals emitted during spray paint operations.  This violation was observed on or about March 18, 2013, in the Paint Shop where all respiratory hazards to which spray painters were exposed were not identified and evaluated based upon a reasonable restimate of the employee's exposure and the contaminant's chemcial stated and physical form.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that respiratory hazards in the workplace have been identified and evaluated based upon a reasonable estimation of the employee's exposure and the contaminant's chemcials state and physical form.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:  The employer does not protect employees from toxic chemicals emitted during spray painting operations.  This violation was observed on or about March 18, 2013, in the Paint Shop where the employer did not implement a change out schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life.   Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the respiratory protection program contains a change schedule for those respirators not euipped witha an End of Service Life Indicator.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    The employer does not protect employees from toxic chemicals emitted during the spray paint operations. This violation was observed on or about March 18, 2013, in the Paint Shop where employees were exposed to chemicals  such as isocyanates and organic vapors were not fit tested on an annual basis.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that affected employees are fit tested on an annual basis.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:    The employer does not protect employees from toxic chemicals emitted during spray paint operations.  This violation was observed on or about March 18, 2013, in the Paint Shop where evaluations of the workplace, to ensure the continued effectiveness of the respiratory protection prgram, were not based upon current working conditions.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten(10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure the continued effectivessness of the written respiratory protection program demonstrated by workplace evaluations based upon current working conditions.