OSHA Inspection: ROBIN INDUSTRIES

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

Hazardous substances 15911592BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.     a.  At the work site located at 7227 State Route 515, Dundee, Ohio, employees worked in a paint booth and an autospray unit to brush and spray lead-containing adhesives onto metal parts.  The employer did not have air sampling done to verify the employees' exposure to lead.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 15911592BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    a.  At the work site located at 7227 State Route 515, Dundee, Ohio, the employer had not certified the workplace hazard assessment that was completed in February 2015.  A new process containing lead was introduced in the work site in early February 2015 .

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 15911592BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, dry or wet sweeping, and brushing may be used only where vacuuming or other equally effective methods have been tried and found not to be effective.      a.  At the work site located at 7227 State Route 515, Dundee, Ohio, employees in the Metal Prep Area brushed lead-containing dried material to the paint booth floor, then swept up the lead-containing debris and placed it in bins for disposal.  The employer did not provide a vacuum for cleaning up the lead debris.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

Hazardous substances 15911592BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(viii): Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and    a.  At the work site, employees required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators beginning March 26, 2015 all used various chemicals, methods and cleaning intervals for their respirators.  The employer did not ensure that all employees required to wear respirators cleaned and disinfected their respirators with methods and on a schedule as detailed in Appendix B-2 or equivalent.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 15911592BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.    a.  At the work site located at 7227 State Route 515, Dundee, Ohio, employees in the Metal Prep Areas worked with adhesives that were known to contain lead.  The employer had not provided employees with the information from Appendices A and B of the lead standard as required. 29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(3)(i):  Employers must:    29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(3)(i)(A): Select, and provide to employees, the appropriate respirators specified in paragraph (d)(3)(i)(A) of 29 CFR 1910.134.    a.  At the work site, employees who sprayed and brushed lead-containing adhesive products onto metal parts were not provided with respirator cartridges designed for use with lead.