OSHA Inspection: D.S. ARMS, INCORPORATED

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  D.S. Arms, Incorporated did not determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level while performing the following tasks:  a) testing firearms; b) sweeping/cleaning the floor of the firing range; c) changing the filter on the air handling unit for the firing range; d) cleaning the particulate tray on the air handling unit for the firing range.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods was used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:  a) D.S. Arms, Incorporated - Dry sweeping with a broom was used as the method to remove lead accumulations in the firing range.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:   a) D.S. Arms, Incorporated - Employees working in the firing range had a potential of lead exposures when performing tasks such as, testing firearms, sweeping the floor in the range, changing the filter and cleaning the particulate tray on the air handling unit. Employees were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025, OSHA's lead regulation. Ammunition used to test the firearms contains lead.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(2)(i): A copy of 29 CFR 1910.1025 and its appendices was not made readily available to all employees who had a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level:  a) D.S. Arms, Incorporated did not make a copy of 29 CFR 1910.1025 and its appendices available to all employees who had potential exposure to airborne lead at any level. Employees work in a firing range testing firearms, sweeping the floor in the range, changing the filter and cleaning the particulate tray on the air handling unit in the firing range and had potential exposure to airborne lead. Ammunition used to test firearms contains lead.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) D.S. Arms, Incorporated did not provide employees who are exposed to lead while testing firearms, sweeping the floor in the test range, changing the filter and cleaning the particulate tray on the air handling unit in the firing range, with information and training on hazardous chemicals. Ammunition used to test firearms contains lead, copper, zinc and antimony. In addition, employees use Break-Free CLP Liquid (contains petroleum distillates, 1-decene, polyalphaolefin) to clean firearms and were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) D.S. Arms, Incorporated did not administer a hearing conservation program when employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent. An employee testing firearms was exposed to noise at 66.8% of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA. This is equivalent to 87.1 dBA as an 8-hour TWA and exceeds the action level of 85 dBA. Sampling was performed on May 22, 2014 for 475 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 5 minutes.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.