OSHA Inspection: STROBELS SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    a)  Job site, 9431 Foster Wheeler Road, Dansville, NY - On or about 04/01/15 and on going, the employer required employees to wear an elastomeric 3M full face 6900 air-purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges while performing spray painting.  Employees were not provided a medical evaluation.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a)  Job site, 9431 Foster Wheeler Road, Dansville, NY - On or about 04/01/15 and on going, the employer required employees to wears an elastomeric full face 3M 6900 air-purifying with organic vapor cartridges while performing spray painting.  Employees were not provided with appropriate fit test.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     a)  Job site, 9431 Foster Wheeler Road, Dansville, NY - 04/01/2015 and ongoing, employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Binder which contains Methyl amyl ketone, Butyl acetate, Isoprolyl alcohol, Ethyl acetate, and Heptane; Hydro Armor 7740 which contains Limestone, Antimony trioxide, carbon black; and Accelerator which contains 2,4-pentanedione and Dibutyl tin dilaurate were not provided with information and training on the hazardous materials that they work with.         1.   The requirements of this section:         2.   Any operations where hazardous chemicals are present; AND          3.   The location and availability of the written Hazard Communication Program, list(s) of hazardous chemicals and                 Material Safety Data Sheets.         Employee training shall include at least:          1.   Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area.         2.   The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.          3.   The measures employees can take to protect themselves such as specific procedures, appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used.          4.   The details of the employers Hazard Communication Program including an explanation of labeling systems, Material Safety Data Sheets and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED