OSHA Inspection: SAWCO LLC

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $675 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) Employees performing sanding were required to wear a disposable dust mask and 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, on or about 12-13-13.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  (a) The solid surface assembly/bench worker employees wore Sperian half-mask elastomeric respirators with ammonia cartridges while applying adhesive that did not contain ammonia. The correct cartridge was an organic vapor cartridge, on or about 12-4-13.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

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:   a.) Employees were required to use a N-95 dust mask and 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, on or about 12-13-13.  b.) Bench workers wore elastomeric half-mask respirators on a voluntary basis while applying adhesive and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, on or about 12-13-13.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

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):  (a) Employees performing sanding were required to wear a 3M N-95 respirator and the employer did not ensure that the employees passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT), on or about 12-13-13.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer shall ensure that each employee is provided effective training in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of the respirator standard:  a.) Employees who perform sanding and are required to wear a respirator were not provided effective training in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of the respirator standard, on or about 12-13-13.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

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.)The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators,  to employees who wearSperian half-mask respirators as voluntary use, on or about 12-13-13.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 24, 2014

Abate by

May 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  a.) The floor of the cabinet fit out area was cluttered with hoses and extension cords and created a tripping hazard, on or about 12-4-13.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED