OSHA Inspection: EXPO AUTO, LLC

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C326

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) Spray Finishing Operations: On or about December 31, 2013, a written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented to protect employees required to use Gerson, half face, negative pressure respirators while using FH611 Finisher, which contains isocyanates.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   (a) Spray Finishing Operations: On or about December 31, 2013, employees required to use Gerson, half face, negative pressure respirators while using FH611 Finisher, which contains isocyanates, had not been trained on the proper use and care of a respirator.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C326

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) Spray Finishing Operations: On or about December 31, 2013, employees required to use Gerson, half face, negative pressure respirators while using FH611 Finisher, which contains isocyanates, were not medically evaluated prior to using the respirator.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C326

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) Spray Finishing: On or about  December 31, 2013, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program. In the spray finishing operations, employees worked with chemicals including, but not limited to ethyl benzene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, n-butyl Acetate and hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C326

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: On or about  December 31, 2013, the employer did not maintain copies of material safety and data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace. Employees worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to ethyl benzene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, n-butyl acetate and hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C326

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) Facility: On or about  December 31, 2013, employees who worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to ethyl benzene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, n-butyl acetate and Hexamethylene diisocyanate, had not received training on the hazards associated with the chemicals.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C326

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) Spray Finishing Operations: On or about December 31, 2013, employees required to use  Gerson, half face, negative pressure respirators while using FH611 Finisher, which contains isocyanates were not fit tested prior to using the respirator.

Issued

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9120

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) Spray Finishing Operations: On or about December 31, 2013, employees who voluntarily wore Gerson 2130 N95 Smart-mask Particle Respirators were not provided information found in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.