OSHA Inspection: DR. FIBERGLASS, INC.

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c) as referenced by 1926.103: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ    The employer did not develop or implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear half mask negative pressure respirators while performing fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution which contains 41.2%   of Styrene.                      Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)  as referenced by 1926.103:  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) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ    The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to wear half mask negative pressure respirators while performing fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure  with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution which contains 41.2 % of Styrene.                      Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1)  as referenced by 1926.103:  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 (QFNT) :    a) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ    The employer did not fit test employees required to wear half mask negative pressure respirators while performing fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure  with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution which contains  41.2 % of Styrene.                      Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) as referenced by 1926.103: Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:     a) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ    The employer did not train workers on the safe use, care, and limitations of half mask negative pressure respirators required for use while performing fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure  with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution which contains 41.2 % of Styrene.                      Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  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) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ    The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees performing fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure  with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution, a flammable liquid which contains 41.2 % of Styrene, and Cadox M-50A which contains 30-35% MEK Peroxide and 60- 65% 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentandiol diisobutanone.                      Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used:   a) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ  The employer did not provide a safety data sheet for the chemicals  employees used to perform fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure.  The employees used chemicals including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution, a flammable liquid which contains 41.2 % of Styrene, and Cadox M-50A which contains 30-35% MEK Peroxide and 60- 65% 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentandiol diisobutanone.                    Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013

Issued

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  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) 400 Valley Road, Mt. Arlington, NJ  The employer did not provide adequate training in the health and physical hazards of the chemicals  employees used to perform fiberglass waterproofing repair of a planter structure.  These employees used with products including, but not limited to, AOC H596-HDA-20 Polyester Resin Solution, a flammable liquid which contains 41.2 % of Styrene, and Cadox M-50A that contains 30-35% MEK Peroxide and 60- 65% 2,2,4 trimethyl 1, 3 pentandiol diisobutanone.                    Violation occurred on or about June 7, 2013