OSHA Inspection: RELIABLE AUTOTECH USA LLC

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    The employer did not evaluate, develop and document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment for the tasks performed by the painters, plasma cutter operators, and welders, nor did they complete a written certification that included the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    Employees were exposed to arc flash when operating the plasma table and the employer did not provide and require the use of a suitable eye protection.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer failed to have a written respiratory protection program in place for employees required to utilize respirators in the performance of their job tasks.    An employee used a tight-fitting half-mask respirator when spray painting parts in the paint booths and the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jul 28, 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:  Employees painting parts in the paint booths wore tight-fitting half-masked respirators equiped with organic vapor cartridges and did not have a medical evaluation prior to use of the respirator.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   The employer did not provide an annual fit test for the painter who wore a tight-fitting half-mask respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridges.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    In the shop at the QC desk, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazard from a flexible cord that had been spliced and was held together with wire nuts and brown tape.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): When there was a defect or evidence of damage that could expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item was not removed from service until the repairs and tests necessary to render the electric equipment safe had been made:  A shop employee used a Sears Roebuck and Company portable air compressor which had a flexible cord with two damaged areas where the outer wiring insulation was missing and the compressor was not removed from service until repairs were made.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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:    The employees engaged in painting metal pieces were exposed to hazardous chemicals including spray paints and solvents and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each shift for chemicals used:  The employer did not have safety data sheets for Vogel 1C-0636 Idustrial Acrylic Clear Base and Vogel Toluol N-3011 readily accessible for the employees in their work area when the chemicals were used.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  The employees engaged in painting metal parts were exposed to hazardous chemicals including paints and solvents containing toluene and the employer did not provide effective information and training on the chemical hazards including training on:  a. methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in their work area; b. the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area; c. the measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, and  d. the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including the labeling system, safety data sheets and how employees can obtain and use appropriate hazard information.

Issued

Jul 28, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.  Employees were were not provided an adequate exit route for emergency use from the shop because a stairway stringer leading to the mezzanine above the office reduced the route to 23-inches.