OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL AUTO PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Nov 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced

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 1910.9(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) Rail Maintenance laborer: On or about May 30, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed the employee to noise levels of 121.3% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) of 91.3 dBA) which is 2.426 times the Action Level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85 dBA) while blowing dust inside rail cars. Results were calculated for 196 minutes sampling period. The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.    b) Rail Maintenance laborer: On or about May 30, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed the employee to noise levels of 130.8% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average (TWA) of 91.9 dBA) which is 2.616 times the Action Level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85 dBA) while blowing dust inside rail cars. Results were calculated for 202 minutes sampling period. The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.      Global Auto Processing Services was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312777923, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 26, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 2000 Webb Road West Point, GA 31833.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $0 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) Rail car cleaning and repairing area: On or about May 30, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for employees required to use N95 particulate respirators during dust blowing tasks.     Global Auto Processing Services, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1),  which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312777923, citation number 2, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on January 26, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 2000 Webb Road West Point, GA 31833.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 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) Rail car cleaning and repairing area: On or about May 30, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards from N95 particulate respirator which they used as required by the employer while conducting dust blowing tasks. The employees have not been medically evaluated for respirator use.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a)Rail car cleaning and repairing area: On or about May 30, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to inhalation hazards from dust while conducting dust blowing tasks with required use of tight fitting N95 particulate respirator and not provided with fit test for the specific respirator used.