OSHA Inspection: WILBERT FUNERAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,250 Reduced

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 used the respirator in the workplace:     a.) Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.,  432 Noble Rd, Girard, Pa 16417, on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto:  An employee voluntarily used an air purifying half mask respirators with cartridges (3M brand #7502 with 3M brand cartridges #60921) during spray operations in the employers spray application area of the facility.  The employee was not provided with a medical evaluation prior to use of the air purifying half mask respirator.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a.) Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.,  432 Noble Rd, Girard, Pa 16417, on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto:  An employee voluntarily used an air purifying half mask respirators with cartridges (3M brand #7502 with 3M brand cartridges #60921) during spray operations in the employers spray application area of the facility.  The employer did not establish portions of a Respiratory Protection Program that covered medical evaluations and respirator maintenance and care.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a.)    Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.,  432 Noble Rd, Girard, Pa 16417, on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto:  An employee voluntarily used an air purifying half mask respirators with cartridges (3M brand #7502 with 3M brand cartridges #60921) during spray operations in the employers spray application area of the facility.  Employees that voluntarily used half mask respirators were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.     b.)    Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.,  432 Noble Rd, Girard, Pa 16417, on or about February 5, 2015, and times prior thereto:  Employees voluntarily used filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) (Moldex brand 2300 N95) during mixing operations in the mixer area of the facility.  Employees that voluntarily used filtering facepiece respirators were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.