OSHA Inspection: SP PLUS CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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:    Facility: Where the employer issued respirators to protect employees from the effects of contaminants generated during cleaning and maintenance activities, the employer did not develop and implement a written respirator program with the required elements outlined in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) through (ix).

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  Facility: When employees were assigned to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators as protection against contaminants, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to wear a respirator.

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and provide an appropriate respirator based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker is exposed and workplace and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    Worksite: When employees were issued half-mask elastomeric respirators as protection against respirable dust and potential carbon monoxide exposure, the employer chose the incorrect respirator and cartridge.  The cartridge used was for protection against Organic Vapor exposures.

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.  Employee training shall include at least:    (3)(iii): The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used:    Worksite: Employees were not instructed to recognize, and avoid unsafe, conditions when using gasoline-powered equipment to perform cleaning operations in the interior of a parking garage when:    1) Employees operating this equipment were exposed to the hazardous exhaust by-products generated with the equipment used in an enclosed area.  The employees were not trained to ensure that available, employer-owned exhaust fans were activated and operating effectively prior to and during the use of the gasoline-powered machinery throughout the project;    2) Employees who were assigned the use of Carbon Monoxide monitors did not carry these on their person when operating gasoline-powered equipment in an enclosed garage area.  These monitors were left in their vehicles, or other remote locations, and the employees had no means of alerting themselves and each other when ambient Carbon Monoxide levels reached dangerous levels.