OSHA Inspection: LANDCARE AVIATION INC.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

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) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: An assessment of personal protective equipment necessary to protect employees from hazards including methylene chloride exposure during the use of Klean Strip Aircraft Paint Remover had not been documented through a written certification.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:    a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: Employees used Klean Strip Aircraft Remover, containing 60-100% methylene chloride. An exposure assessment was not conducted to determine employee exposure to methylene chloride.   b) At the facility, on or about 11/14/14: Employees used Klean Strip Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover, containing 30-60% methylene chloride. An exposure assessment was not conducted to determine employee exposure to methylene chloride.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:        a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: A written respiratory protection program was not developed for the facility. Employer policy required employees to wear negative pressure half face respirators during use of products including but not limited to Klean Strip Aircraft Remover.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 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:   a) At the facility, on or about, 11/24/14: Employer policy required employees to wear negative pressure half face respirators during use of products including but not limited to Klean Strip Aircraft Remover. Employees who wore respirators did not receive a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: Employer policy required employees to wear negative pressure half face respirators during use of products including but not limited to Klean Strip Aircraft Remover. The employer did not administer fit tests to employees who used respirators.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):    a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: The employer did not provide effective training on respirators for employees who wore negative pressure half face respirators during use of products including Klean Strip Aircraft Remover.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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:        a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: A written hazard communication program had not been developed for the facility. Employees used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Klean Strip Aircraft Remover, and Klean Strip Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing methylene chloride.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:   a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: Material Safety Data Sheets were not available for products including but not limited to Klean Strip Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover, PPG DPX wash/etch primers 171 and 172, PPG epoxy primers DP50LF and DP402LF, PPG Delfleet Evolution paint and Delfleet Evolution F3270 paint additive.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2014-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-01 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:   a) At the facility, on or about 11/24/14: The employer did not conduct hazard communication training with employees prior to initial assignment, including information on the updated label elements of pictograms and signal words, and the new Safety Data Sheet format.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.