OSHA Inspection: BRYDEN FORD, INC.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1073P125

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:    Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner are required by the employer to wear a full facepiece respirator. Additionally, employees were found to have been exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI) in excess of the ceiling limit during the truck bed liner application process, a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program to protect the safety and health of its employees that are required to use a respirator.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner are required by the employer to wear a full facepiece respirator. Additionally, employees were found to have been exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI) in excess of the ceiling limit during the truck bed liner application process, a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine its employees' ability to use a respirator before required respirator use.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1073P125

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:  Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner and rust preventative coatings are required by the employer to wear a full facepiece respirator. Additionally, employees were found to have been exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI) in excess of the ceiling limit during the truck bed liner application process, a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not fit test employees using the tight-fitting respirator before required respirator use.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(ii):   Respirators issued to more than one employee were not cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different individuals:  Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner and rust preventative coatings are required by the employer to wear a full facepiece respirator. Additionally, employees were found to have been exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI) in excess of the ceiling limit during the truck bed liner application process, a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not ensure that employees sharing the required respirator cleaned and disinfected the respirator before it was worn by another employee.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    The employer has not provided emergency eyewash and shower stations for use in case of eye or body contact with a chemical used in the application of spray on truck bed liners. The truck bed liner is a dual component system; one component, product name RHINOPAK 60D RESIN, causes chemical burns upon skin or eye contact.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1073P125

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(1):     Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene bisphenyl isocyanate listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the ceiling concentration of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter:    An employee that applied a spray-on truck bed liner was exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate at a 15 minute time weighted average of 0.90 milligrams per cubic meter, approximately 4.48 times the ceiling limit of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter; this limit is established to prevent respiratory sensitization in workers. The sample was collected on 11/4/2014.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1073P125

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):   Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  An employee that applied a spray-on truck bed liner was exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate in excess of the OSHA Ceiling Limit; this limit is established to prevent respiratory sensitization in workers. Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to prevent this exposure; a floor fan used to expel contaminated air from the spray room to the outdoors was not designed for and was insufficient to maintain exposure levels below the limit.  Step 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.    Step 2: Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:    a) Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; b) Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; c) Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; d) Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to:  - Ventilated spray booths with the capacity to efficiently remove contaminants.    Feasible administrative controls include, but are not limited to:    - Arranging task requirements and the related duration of exposures so that employees are minimally exposed to health hazards.  - Transferring employees who have reached their upper permissible limits of exposure to an environment where no further additional exposure will be experienced.  Date by which Step 1 must be abated:  5/6/2015 Date by which Step 2 must be abated:  6/18/2015   Date by which Step 3 must be abated:  7/31/2015  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner are exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI), a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication to ensure the safety and health of its workers who are exposed to this chemical among others.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Employees applying a spray-on truck bed liner are exposed to methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI), a chemical which can cause respiratory sensitization. The employer did not provide effective information and training on this hazardous chemical to its employees working with this chemical.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).