OSHA Inspection: FEMCO HOLDINGS, LLC

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Abate by

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · 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 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    This violation occurred on January 29, 2015, when the employer had not administered a hearing conservation program for an employee exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA.  In the abrasive blasting and paint areas, an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 150.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 150.4% is approximately 92.9 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 248 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 232 minutes.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(3): The spray booth did not have an independent exhaust duct system discharging to the exterior of the building:    This violation was discovered on or about January 12, 2015, when the paint booth exhaust duct discharged into the machine shop.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,000 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:    This violation was discovered on or about January 12, 2015, when an employee was required to wear a respirator during abrasive blasting and painting operations and the employer had not developed and implemented a respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures including medical evaluations, procedures and schedules for cleaning, storing, and maintaining respirators, and training on maintenance of respirators.