OSHA Inspection: SPLUT, INC.

Issued

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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 ESLI that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:      (a) On or about 04/17/2013, at jobsite , for the technician wearing 3M half-face respirator with P100 cartridges during mold job.  The employee was not provided a cartridge changeout schedule prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     (a) On or about 04/17/2013 , at jobsite, for the technician wearing 3M half-face respirator with P100 cartridges during a mold job.  The employee was not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test 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 04/17/2013, at jobsite , for the technician wearing 3M half-face respirator with P100 cartridges during a mold job.  The employee was not provided a fit test prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When the employer determined that voluntary respirator use was permissible, the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section (" Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):     (a) On or about 04/17/2013, at jobsite, for employees who voluntarily wear 3M half-face respirators, and N95 respirators during fire restoration, flood water, or raw sewage.  Employer did not provide Appendix D to employees.

Issued

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory 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 did not present a health hazard to the user:   (a) On or about 04/17/2013, at jobsite, for employees who voluntarily wear 3M half-face respirators and N95 respirators during fire restoration, flood water, and raw sewage cleanup.  Employer did not provide medical evaluation to employees.