OSHA Inspection: BUILT-RITE BR, INC.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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:     (a) Production, Finishing Area Spray Booth; The employer did not establish and implement a written respirator program for required use of half-mask elastomeric respirators while painting.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 21, 2015

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) Production, Finishing Area Spray Booth; Employee(s) required to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators while painting were not provided medical evaluations prior to use.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Production, Finishing Area Spray Booth; Employee(s) required to wear tight-fitting half-mask elastomeric respirators while painting were not fit tested prior to use.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not implement a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections prior to employees performing servicing and maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to, the press brake(s), the mechanical power press(es), the shears, notchers, double end tenenor, table saw, etc. where the unexpected energization, startup or release of stored energy could occur.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:     (a) Throughout the facility; A performance evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator was not conducted at least every three years.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):      (a)  Production, Metal Fabrication Area; The Wysong PB3-152 press brake was operated with a foot control, for smaller piece parts, without guarding the point of operation.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): A program of periodic and regular inspections of mechanical power press(es) was not established and followed to ensure that all parts, auxiliary equipment and safeguards were in a safe operating condition and adjustment:    (a) Production, Metal Fabrication; A program of periodic and regular inspections of mechanical power press(es) was not established.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a)  Production, Metal Fabrication Area; The ARC-FIT Tube Shear does not have an adequate guard on the drive pulley.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a)  Production, Metal Fabrication Area; The ARC-FIT Tube Shear does not have an adequate guard on the drive belt.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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) Throughout the facility; A written hazard communication program was not developed, implemented, and maintained.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 were introduced into their work area:    (a) Throughout the facility; Initial hazard communication training was not provided for all employees to inform them of the hazards associated with chemical exposure from the spray booth, from welding fumes, and various other chemicals utilized.     (b) Throughout the facility; Training was not provided to inform employees of the Global Harmonization System changes for container labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) format.