OSHA Inspection: COLLEGE PRO PAINTERS (U.S.) LTD.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $340 · Current $340

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:   a)    No certification of abatement was provided for the following items:             1) Initial monitoring performed to determine the levels of arsenic in paint.         2) No training provided to employees exposed to arsenic in paint.         3) Initial determination was not made to determine exposures to cadmium.         4) No training provided to employees on cadmium.         5) No medical evaluations were provided to employees wearing respirators.         6) Vacuums for cleaning up paint chips were not HEPA vacuums.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(e)(2): Initial monitoring was not performed for each workplace, or work operation covered by 29 CFR 1910.1018 to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed: (Construction Reference: 1926.1118)  (a)     On or about July 16, 2014, employees using hand scrapers removed paint that contained arsenic and there was no initial determination conducted, such as by air sampling, of their arsenic exposure.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(o)(1)(i): A training program was not instituted for each employee who is subject to inorganic arsenic exposure above the action level, without regard to respirator use, or for whom there is a possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic: (Construction Reference: 1926.1118)  (a)     On or about July 16, 2014, employees using hand scrapers removed paint that contained arsenic and there was no training done regarding the hazards of arsenic.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1127(d)(1)(i): The employer did not establish the applicability of this standard by determining whether cadmium was present in the work place and whether there was the possibility that employee exposure will be at or above the action level prior to performance of any construction work:  (a)     On or about July 16, 2014, employees using hand scrapers removed paint that contained cadmium and there was no initial determination such as by material testing to determine the presence of cadmium.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1127(m)(4)(i): The employer did not institute a training program for each employee who is potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program:  (a)     On or about July 16, 2014, employees using hand scrapers removed paint that contained cadmium and there was no training done regarding the hazards of cadmium.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 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)     There had been no medical evaluations conducted for the employees that were required to wear the N95 3M model 8210 Plus filtering facepieces.

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(4): Where vacuuming methods were selected, the vacuums were not equipped with HEPA filters and/or were not used and emptied in a manner which minimized the reentry of lead into the workplace:  (a)     On or about July 16, 2014 employees used a vacuum that was not equipped with HEPA filters to clean paint chips from the ground.  The paint chips contained up to 18 percent lead.