OSHA Inspection: TURNKEY-CORRECTIONS

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(2)(i): All non-deposited air-suspended powder was not safely removed via exhaust ducts to the powder recovery cyclone or receptacle:    (a) Throughout the spray area; the employer failed to supply any exhaust ventilation to safely remove all non-deposited air-suspended powders into recovery cyclone or receptacle.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 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) Powder coating spray operation;  The employer requires the use of respiratory protection for the employees who perform the powder coating spray operation, but the employer has not established or implemented a written program.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 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 employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Powder coating spray operation; the employer requires the employees to wear a 1/2 face elastomeric tight fitting face piece with NIOSH approved 7500-1 cartridges prior to determining the employees ability to use a respirator through medical evaluation.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Powder coating spray operation; the employer requires the employees to wear a 1/2 face elastomeric tight fitting face piece with NIOSH approved 7500-1 cartridges without providing fit testing prior to their initial use.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Jun 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 contaminants chemical state and physical form:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer failed to identify and evaluate any workplace respiratory hazards or the contaminants state and physical form resulting from work process such as, but not limited to powder coating spray operations, welding, and plasma cutting operations.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

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 (e), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Throughout the facility;  the employer failed to develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace for chemical exposures, such as, but not limited to solvents, corrosives and welding fumes and products.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  (a) Throughout the facility;  the employer did not have Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for any hazardous chemicals in use for chemical exposures, such as, but not limited to solvents, corrosives and welding fumes and products.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

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) Throughout the facility;  The employer does not provide effective information or training on hazardous chemicals in the workplace for chemical exposures, such as, but not limited to solvents, corrosives and welding fumes and products.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:  (a) Throughout the facility; the employer failed to provide hot, cold, or tepid running water for a normally attended work location in operations for approximately 2-3 weeks.

Issued

Mar 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      (a) Throughout the facility; the employer failed to provide adequate facilities for flushing eyes or quick drenching the body.