OSHA Inspection: WAITE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spray area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, produced sparks under normal operating conditions and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations:    Employees were exposed to fire hazards as the power receptacle next to the compressed air tank was not designed for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 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:    Employees performing painting operations were required to wear 3M half mask respirators.  The employer did not maintain a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  Employees performing painting operations were required to wear 3M half mask respirators.  The employer had not ensured each employee had received a medical evaluation prior to the respirator usage.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 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):  Employees performing painting operations were required to wear 3M half mask respirators.  The employer had not ensured each employee had passed a respirator fit test prior to the respirator usage.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  Employees performing painting operations were required to wear 3M half mask respirators.  The employer had not provided employees with training prior to their intial usage of the respirators.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color backgrounds were not conspicuously posted at all spraying areas:   In the paint spray area the employer conduted spray painting operations using flammable paints and solvents.  The employer had not ensured that "No smoking" signs were posted in the spray area.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2590

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:  Employees performing painting operations were required to use hazardous chemicals including paints containing xylene.  The employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2590

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:  Employees performing painting operations were required to use hazardous chemicals including paints containing xylene.  The employer did not provide employees with training on hazardous chemicals prior to their initial job assignment.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2590

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)  Employees performing painting operations were required to use hazardous chemicals including paints containing xylene.  The employer did not ensure that the safety data sheets for these chemicals were readily accessible to employees in their work areas.