OSHA Inspection: FINISHING PROFESSIONALS

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 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 paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section.  A hearing conservation program is required when employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent:              (a)   Finishing Professional, 7777 E 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before December 22, 2014, the employer did not implement a continuing, effective hearing conservation program when employees were exposed to TWA sound levels in excess of 85 dBA. A  racker on the adonized automated line was selected to wear a Quest NoisePro dosimeter.  Employee A was exposed to an average sound level of 90.5 dBA, which corresponds to a dose of 107%.   This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of noise induced hearing loss. The monitoring was conducted for 475 minutes.       Abatement Note:  An effective hearing conservation program must incorporate as many of the following as is feasible:                 1.   Monitoring of employee noise exposures.                 2.   Implementation of engineering, work practice, and administrative                  controls to reduce noise.                 3.   Provision of hearing protectors to those employees exposed above the                  Action Level of 85 dBA.  Hearing protectors must be fitted to the                  employee and provide a noise reduction rating appropriate to the noise                  levels in the work area(s).                 4.   Employee training and education regarding noise hazards and protective                  measures.                 5.   Baseline and annual audiograms.                 6.   Procedures for preventing further occupational hearing loss when                  employee's audiograms indicate hearing loss is occurring.                  7.   Recordkeeping.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Abatement Certification Letter").

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not 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)               Finishing Professions, 7777 E 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before December 10, 2014, the employer did not assess employees exposure to the air contaminants associated with plating operations performed by employees.  This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, or at least annually:     (a)               Finishing Professionals, 7777 E 40th Ave., Denver, CO 80207: On and before October 30, 2014, the employer did not ensure that employees who are required to wear respirators had received fit tests on an annual basis.  Improper respirator fit potentially exposes employees to respiratory hazards.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").