OSHA Inspection: FRISCO GUN CLUB LLC

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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:    This violation occurred in the firing range of the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer had not administered a hearing conservation program for employees exposed to noise that had exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA, based on an 80 db threshold.    (a) An employee assisting in firearms instruction to customers was exposed to continuous noise levels at 178.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA.  The equivalent level of 178.4% is approximately 94.1 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 411 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 69 minutes not sampled.    (b) An employee conducting firearms instruction to customers was exposed to continuous noise levels at 167.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA.  The equivalent level of 167.4% is approximately 93.7 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 437 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 43 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,470 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club facility where the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program for employees  working in the gun range and who were required to wear an N95 respirator.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,470 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    This violation occurred in the shooting range of the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where employees were exposed to airborne lead levels greater than 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period.    (a) Personal air monitoring conducted on October 20, 2015 during an 8-hour work shift indicated that a gun range instructor was exposed to airborne  lead concentrations of 110 micrograms per cubic meter which exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter by approximately 2.3 times.    (b) Personal air monitoring conducted on October 20, 2015 during an 8-hour work shift indicated that a sales staff member was exposed to airborne lead concentrations of 200 micrograms per cubic meter which exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter by approximately 4.0 times.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,470 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club facility where the employer had not made an initial determination to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club LLC facility where the employer did not establish and implement a written lead compliance program.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(iii): Written compliance programs for lead were not submitted to the Assistant Secretary or the Director upon request:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer did not provide a written lead compliance program that included the requirements in paragraphs A through H of section 1910.1025(e)(3)(ii).

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(iii): Face shield, vented goggles, or other appropriate protective equipment which complies with 1910.133 of this Part were not used when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer did not provide and require employees  who were exposed to airborne concentrations of lead above the permissible exposure limit during cleanup activities to wear a face shield, vented goggles, or other appropriate protective equipment

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    (a)  In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where lead contamination was found on numerous working surfaces.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where employees used shovels to collect bullet casings during end of day cleanup activities.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where employees who worked in the firing range were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) and were not provided clean change rooms.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:    (a) ) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer did not require employees who worked in the firing range and who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to shower at the end of the work shift.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(i): Lunchroom facilities were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer did not provide lunchroom facilities to employees who worked in the firing range and who were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure  limit (PEL).

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,020 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i): A medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employee(s) who were, or could be exposed to lead above the action level for more than thirty days per year:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club facility where the employer did not implement a medical surveillance program for all employees who worked in the firing range and who were exposed to lead above the action level for more than thirty days per year.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i): The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (j)(1)(i):    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club facility where the employer did not make available biological monitoring to employees who worked in the firing range and who were exposed to lead levels above the action level for more than 30 days.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,070 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(1)(iii): The employer did not include lead in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200), and the employer did not ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of lead and to safety data sheets, and that employees were trained on lead in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section:    (a) In the Frisco Gun Club, LLC facility where the employer did not train employees on the hazards of lead in their daily job duties.