OSHA Inspection: VIKING BOATWORKS CO.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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:    a. Boat yard - the employer did not have a hazard communication program when employee(s) were exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to, enamels, primers, engine oil, paint solvents, antifouling coatings, fillers and acids. Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 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:    a. Boat yard - the employer did not have hazard communication training when employee(s) were exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to, enamels, primers, engine oil, paint solvents, antifouling coatings, fillers and acids. Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):      The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:     a. Boat yard - the employer did not have a written certification of a workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to vibration gloves, chemical resistent gloves, safety glasses, goggles, face sheilds and respirators.  Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c):      The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:     a. Boat yard - the employer did not have a respiratory protection program for boat yard operations when employee(s) were required to use 3M half face respirators.  Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):       The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     a. Boat yard - the employer did not have medical evaluations when employee(s) were required to use 3M half face respirators during boat yard operations.  Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 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):     a. Boat yard - the employer did not have fit testing when employee(s) were required to use 3M half face respirators during boat yard operations.  Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):     The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:      a. Boat yard - Appendix D was not provided during boat yard operations when employee(s) used N 95 SAS Particulate Respirators.  Violation observed on or about 4/30/13.