OSHA Inspection: U.S. SIGNS, INC

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Oct 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  At the sanding department of the sign and letter fabrication shop located at 16631 Scheer Blvd Hudson, FL, as observed on or about 7/17/2015.  a)  An employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 120.2% of the allowable 8 hour TWA-Action Limit (85 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of this dose % is 91.3 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 404 minutes during one shift on July 17, 2015.  b)  An employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 90.9% of the allowable 8 hour TWA-Action Limit (85 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of this dose % is 89.3 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 427 minutes during one shift on July 17, 2015.  c)  An employee  was exposed to continuous noise levels at 75.8% of the allowable 8 hour TWA-Action Limit (85 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of this dose % is 88 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 421 minutes during one shift on July 17, 2015.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

Hazardous substances A100

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) At the sign and letter fabrication shop located at 16631 Scheer Blvd. Hudson, FL,  the employer provided elastomeric type respirator such as but not limited to Gerson Half Face piece 8000 Series OV/P95 and 3M Half Face piece Respirators 5000 Series OV/N95 for voluntary use when employees were involved in sanding operations, as observed on or about 5/28/2015.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

Hazardous substances A100

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) At the sign and letter fabrication shop located at 16631 Scheer Blvd. Hudson, FL,  the employer provided elastomeric type respirator such as but not limited to Gerson Half Face piece 8000 Series OV/P95 and 3M Half Face piece Respirators 5000 Series OV/N95 for voluntary use when employees were involved in sanding operations, as observed on or about 5/28/2015.