OSHA Inspection: CENTX CUSTOM TRUCK ACCESSORIES

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer required employees to wear full-facepiece respirators with organic vapor cartridges without the protections afforded by a respiratory protection program.  Employee(s) were performing spray-on truck bed coating operation, exposing employees to inhalation of toxic vapors.  The employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use that complied with 29 CFR 1910.134(c), including but not limited to: (1)  Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace in compliance with 1910.134(d); (2)  Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators in compliance with 1910.134(e); (3)  Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators in compliance with 1910.134(f); (4)  Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations in compliance with 1910.134(g); (5)  Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators in compliance with 1910.134(h);  (6)  Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators in compliance with 1910.134(i);  (7)  Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations in compliance with 1910.134(k); (8)  Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance in compliance with 1910.134(k);  (9)  Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program in compliance with 1910.134(l); and(10)  Designate a program administrator who is qualified by appropriate training or experience that is commensurate with the complexity of the program to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, airborne exposures were not evaluated for employee(s) who were required to wear full-facepiece respirators with organic vapor cartridges while performing a spray-on truck bed coating operation, exposing employees to the hazards of chemical inhalation.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5): The employer failed to ensure that locations containing both deposits of readily ignitable residue and explosive vapors, there was not electrical equipment in any spraying area, whereon deposits of combustible residues may readily accumulate, except wiring in rigid conduit or in boxes or fittings containing no taps, splices, or terminal connections:  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, an employee who performed spray-on truck bed coating operations was using a PMX portable fan that was not approved for hazardous locations and had the blades covered in residue, exposing employees to the hazards of fire.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, an employee who performed spray-on truck bed coating operations was using a PMX portable fan within 20 feet of the spraying area, exposing employee(s) to the hazards of fires.

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employee(s) who were required to use a spray-on truck bed coating product that contained Modified Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI).

Issued

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about January 2, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for chemicals, such as, but not limited to, TOFF CS Side A which contained Modified Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate (MDI).