OSHA Inspection: DYKES BODY SHOP, INC.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:   a)Paint Booth:  On or about July 31st, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from vapors in paint.  The employee(s) were provided and wearing half mask respirators without the employer assuring the respirator did not in itself cause a hazard.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a)Paint Booth:  On or about July 31st, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from vapors in paint.  The employee(s) had not had medical evaluations and training on cleaning, storing and maintaining respirators.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 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)Paint Booth:  On or about July 31st, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from vapors in paint.  The employeer had not provided training to include Appendix D and were provided and wearing half mask respirators.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)Body Shop area:  On or about July 31st, 2013 and prior to,  no written hazard communication program was available to employee(s) exposed to hazards from chemicals  in products used including but not limited to:  Paints, oil and car cleaning agents.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:   a)Facility wide:  On or about July 31st, 2013, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining a Chemical Inventory List or list hazardous chemicals including but not limited to: Oil and car wash chemicals.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:   a)Facility wide:  On or about July 31st, 2013, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to chemicals with out maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets on raw materials including but not limited to: Oil and car wash cleaning products.

Issued

Aug 22, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 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)Paint and body shop:  On or about July 31st, 2013 and prior to, initial training on a written hazard communication program was not documented for employee(s) exposed to hazards including but not limited to:  Paints, oil and car washing agents.