OSHA Inspection: GREENIE'S CARWASH, INC.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  a) At the Hand Dry End - On or about January 28, 2014, employees, drying and polishing cars in a car wash, were not provided clean, sanitary, and waterproof personal protective equipment including but not limited to waterproof coveralls, rain coats, waterproof aprons, waterproof shoe covers, rubber boots, waterproof hip waders, and rubber gloves to protect them from the hypothermic hazards of wearing saturated clothing during cold winter freezing temperatures.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, and did not select and have each affected employee use the types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the workplace hazard assessment:  a) At the Hand Dry End - On or about January 28, 2014, employees, drying and polishing cars in a car wash, were inadequately protected from the cold temperatures, traffic and cross-traffic hazards, and the injurious corrosive chemicals being sprayed in the car wash and that they sprayed while detailing the washed cars because no job hazard analysis had been performed to determine the physical and chemical hazards present at the worksite and what protection would be needed to prevent injuries and debilitating illnesses from the employees exposure to those hazards.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 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) At the Hand Dry End - On or about January 28, 2014, employees, drying and polishing cars in a car wash, were not protected from the injurious corrosive car wash chemicals such as but not limited to Clorox bleach and Top Gun, an alkaline presoak car wash chemical, because eye protective goggles, safety glasses, appropriately protective gloves, and an eye wash station, providing at least 15-minutes of continuous flow, were not provided.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

Hazardous substances 0560

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 - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not developed, implemented, or maintained, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f) Labels, (g) Material Safety Data Sheets, and (h) Training was being met for employees using injurious corrosive car wash chemicals including but not limited to Clorox bleach and Top Gun, an alkaline presoak car wash chemical.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

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) Throughout the facility - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not compiled a hazardous chemical list of the liquid chemicals used at the establishment.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a) At the Hand Dry End - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not identified the contents of the buckets, squirt bottles, and condiment containers used by employees for detailing car washed automobiles.   b) In the Car Wash Walkway - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not identified the contents of all of the 55-gallon drums and secondary container bins of car wash chemicals regularly walked past by the employees to get to the detailing end of the car wash.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a) At the Hand Dry End - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not identified appropriate hazard warnings for the contents of the buckets, squirt bottles, and condiment containers used by employees for detailing car washed automobiles.   b) In the Car Wash Walkway - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not identified appropriate hazard warnings for the contents of all of the 55-gallon drums and secondary container bins of car wash chemicals regularly walked past by the employees to get to the detailing end of the car wash.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:  a) Throughout the facility - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not maintained at the workplace copies of the required (material) safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to ERA Laundry Detergent, Clorox bleach, Simonize Top Gun an alkaline presoak, Simonize Triple Ripple Blue, Simonize Triple Ripple Pink, Simonize Triple Ripple Yellow foaming conditioners, Simonize Pad Perfect tire shine, and Prism High Gloss Tire Dressing and had not ensured that the (M)SDSs were readily accessible during each work shift.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

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 - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on the physical and health hazards associated with the hazardous chemicals in the work place, including but not limited to Carbon Monoxide (CO), ERA Laundry Detergent, Clorox bleach, Simonize Top Gun an alkaline presoak, Simonize Triple Ripple Blue, Simonize Triple Ripple Pink, Simonize Triple Ripple Yellow foaming conditioners, Simonize Pad Perfect tire shine, and Prism High Gloss Tire Dressing.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 25, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Throughout the facility - On or about January 28, 2014, the employer had not conducted training on the revised HCS 2012 shipping container labels, the workplace labeling system, the hazard pictograms, and safety data sheet organization for the workplace hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Carbon Monoxide (CO), ERA Laundry Detergent, Clorox bleach, Simonize Top Gun an alkaline presoak, Simonize Triple Ripple Blue, Simonize Triple Ripple Pink, Simonize Triple Ripple Yellow foaming conditioners, Simonize Pad Perfect tire shine, and Prism High Gloss Tire Dressing, so that the employees could find and apply the hazard information.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.