AYER, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: AVS, INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of AVS, INCORPORATED in 60 FITCHBURG ROAD, AYER, MA 01432 (NAICS 333994). OSHA activity number 339809006.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AVS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 60 FITCHBURG ROAD
- City
- AYER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01432
- Mailing
- 60 FITCHBURG ROAD, AYER, MA 01432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333994
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 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) Location - Paint Spray Booth On or about 3/20/14, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with specific worksite procedures for the employee that is required to use an elastomeric tight-fitting full facepiece respirator while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1050
- · Z (S) $2100
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 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) Location - Paint Spray Booth On or about 3/20.14, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards for the spray painting operation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 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) Location - Paint Spray Booth On or about 3/20/14, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation before the employee was required to use a respirator while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 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) Location - Paint Spray Booth On or about 3/20/14, the employer did ensure employees were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
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) Location - Paint Spray Booth On or about 3/20/14, the employer did not provide respiratory protection training prior to requiring respirator use while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1050
- · Z (S) $2100
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339809006.
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