OSHA Inspection: GUIER FENCE COMPANY

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    (a)  At Guier Fence Company:  The employer did not perform an evaluation of the possible air contaminants such as welding fumes to determine the type of respiratory protection necessary to perform the work safely.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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:    (a) At Guer Fence Company:  The Written Respiratory Protection Program lacks information.  Some elements of the program are missing, such as:     (1) Tthe correct procedure for the selection of respiratory protection,    (2) The correct procedure for reparing, maintenance and discarding  of respirators and    (3) The employer does not have a procedure for regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the respiratory protection program.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) At the metal fabrication room:  The employer did not provide employees with a medical evaluation.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    (a)  At Guier Fence Company:  Employees were not fit tested prior to respirator use.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    (a) At Guer Fence Company:  The employer did not provide a respiratory protection training to employees that are required to wear respirators.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:    (a) Outside the metal fabrication room:  Oxygen and propane cylinders are storage with less than 20 feet apart.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of zinc oxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 mg/m3:    (a)  At Guier Fence Company:  An employee working in the metal fabrication room doing welding of metal fences was exposed to zinc oxide.    (1)  On or about June 12, 2013, an employee welding metal fences was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 5.38 mg/m3 of zinc oxide, which is 1.076 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 5.0 mg/m3.

Issued

2013-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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)  At Guier Fence Company: The employer did not provided a specific hazard communication training for potentially hazardous materials used during welding  and cutting activities.    Or in the alternative to instance "a" above:    29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iv): The employer did not include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (sec. 1910.1200).