OSHA Inspection: POPLAR AUTO REFINISHING, INC.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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:   (a) Spraying and mixing areas; The employer did not implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures where half face elastomeric respirators were required to protect employees from particulate dusts and various organic vapor compounds including those containing isocyanates.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Spraying and mixing areas; Employees required to wear half face elastomeric respirators were not provided with medical evaluations prior to use.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   (a)  Spraying and mixing areas; The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear half face elastomeric respirators were fit tested at least annually.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   (a)  Spraying and mixing area; The employer did not identify and evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazards within the workplace such as, but not limited to, isocyanates, xylene, n-butyl acetate, particulate dust, etc.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program to describe how criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met pertaining to chemicals such as, but not limited to, isocyanates, xylene, n-butyl acetate, particulate dust, etc.