OSHA Inspection: OUTDOORSMAN SPORT SHOP, INC.

Issued

Jun 23, 2016

Abate by

Jul 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:       Outdoorsman Sport Shop, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:         Citation Number                       Item Number                            Abatement Date  01                                            01a                                            03/30/2016  01                                            01b                                           03/30/2016                                                                 01                                            01c                                            03/30/2016  01                                            01d                                           03/30/2016  01                                            02a                                            03/30/2016  01                                            02b                                            03/30/2016  01                                            03a                                            03/30/2016  01                                            03b                                            03/30/2016  01                                            04                                               03/30/2016  01                                            05                                               03/30/2016  01                                            06                                               03/30/2016  01                                            07a                                            03/30/2016  01                                            07b                                            03/30/2016  01                                            07c                                            03/30/2016  02                                            01                                               03/30/2016        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures:    a)  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134 (c)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:  1) Procedures for selecting respirators;  2) Worksite specific procedures;  3) Medical evaluations;  4) Fit testing procedures;  5) Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency;  6) Procedures and schedules for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators;  7) Employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper use and limitations of respirators; and  8) Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program      The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). The employer did not ensure that where respirators were required, a written respiratory protection program was established and maintained.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit-tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting respirator were fit-tested either qualitatively (QLFT) or quantitatively (QNFT) prior to the initial use of the respirator.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    a) The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). Employee(s) who used tight-fitting respiratory protection had facial hair (i.e. beards) that interfered with the seal between the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    a) The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). The employer did not ensure that employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators cleaned and disinfected their respirators using procedures listed in Appendix B-2 of this standard or other procedures of equivalent effectiveness.  The inside parts of the respirators used by employee(s) were found to be contaminated with lead (up to 286 µg); copper (up to 26 µg); iron (up to 95 µg) and zinc (up to 144 µg).

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):    a) The employer required the employee(s) to wear 3M Model 7500 Half Mask Negative Pressure Respirators equipped with 3M  Model 2091 P100 filters during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets). The employer did not provide respirator training to ensure that each employee demonstrated knowledge on how improper fit, usage or lack of maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(1)(ii): Full shift (for at least seven -7 continuous hours) personal samples for lead were not collected including at least one sample for each shift for each job classification in each work area:    a) The employer did not collect full shift personal samples for the employee(s) performing nightly gun range cleaning or maintenance activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets; hanging new targets) and shooting range instruction.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) The employer did not conduct air monitoring to determine if any employee(s) may be exposed to Lead (Pb) at or above the action level when performing activities including gun range cleaning or maintenance activities and shooting range instruction.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    a) The employer did not ensure that surfaces including but not limited to lunchroom table(s), telephone receiver(s), showroom and gunsmith room countertop pads and the gun displays were maintained as free as practicable of lead accumulations.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:    a) The employer did not ensure that staff employee(s) did not clean the gun range of spent ammunition shells, casings and paper targets at the end of each shift using dry-sweeping methods.  Employee(s) performed nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets) using brooms and/or squeegees.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    a) The employer did not ensure that employee(s) with dermal exposures received training in accordance to the requirements listed in sections 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(A)  (D).  Employees performed nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets) and touched surfaces including but not limited to lunchroom table(s), telephone receiver(s), showroom and gunsmith room countertop pads contaminated with lead.  Wipe samples of facepieces of the respiratory protection indicated surface contamination of up to 286 µg Lead.  Wipe samples indicated presence of up to 655 µg Lead on workers palms and fingers.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1380156021502270

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:    a) The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:  1) Requirement for labeling and other forms of warning;  2) Safety data sheet availability;  3) Employee information and training;  4) A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace;   5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and   6) Methods to provide other employer(s) access to safety data sheet; information on any precautionary measures and the labeling system used in the workplace.    Employee(s) performing gunsmith tasks (i.e. gun cleaning, maintenance and repair) were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Birchwood Casey  Gun Scrubber and Remigton  Rem Oil.  A written Hazard Communication program had not been developed for this facility.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1380156021502270

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a) The employer did not ensure that a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for each hazardous chemical was available in the work place.  The employer did not have SDS documents for hazardous gun cleaning chemicals used by employees performing firearm maintenance and repairs, including but not limited to Birchwood Casey  Gun Scrubber (contains hexane, isopropyl alcohol) and Remigton  Rem Oil (contains stoddard solvent, propane).

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1380156021502270

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) The employer did not provide employee(s) performing gunsmith tasks with effective training and information for the hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.   Employees performing firearm maintenance and repairs used hazardous gun cleaning chemicals by including but not limited to Birchwood Casey  Gun Scrubber (contains hexane, isopropyl alcohol) and Remigton  Rem Oil (contains stoddard solvent, propane).

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    a) The employer did not certify in writing that a hazard assessment had been conducted in the workplace.   Employees were required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited Tyvek suits; gloves; eye; hearing and respiratory protection during the nightly gun range cleaning activities (i.e. sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets), during firearms instruction or when cleaning the rental firearms.