OSHA Inspection: SCOTT FUELLE PAINTING AND SANDBLASTING LLC

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) The employer had not developed and implemented a respiratory protection program for the abrasive blaster and painters using respiratory protection.  An effective respiratory protection program includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) A written program describing how the respiratory program will be administered and what respiratory protection is needed by employees. 2) A medical evaluation program. 3) Respirator fit testing for tight-fitting face piece respirators. 4) Respirator usage procedures. 5) Maintenance and care of respirator procedures. 6) Maintenance and care of the breathing air system. 7) Employee training on the care and usage of respiratory protection. 8) Respiratory protection program evaluate. 9) Voluntary respiratory protection usage guidelines.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) The employer had not medically evaluated employees wearing abrasive blast helmets, full face cartridge respirators and/or dust masks during painting and painting preparation activities.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer had not fit tested employees required to wear full face cartridge respirators or dust masks during painting and painting preparation activities.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(6): The employer did not ensure breathing air from a compressor that was not oil-lubricated exceeded a carbon monoxide level of 10 parts per million:  a) The employer did not monitor the breathing air supplied for the abrasive blast helmet for carbon monoxide levels.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) The employer has not developed and implemented an energy control program while renovating commercial vehicles and servicing and maintaining facility equipment.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.147 (c) through (f) must be covered in an energy control program. Key elements include, but not limited to, the following:      1) Written energy control program.     2) Energy control procedures specific to each machine and equipment.     3) Providing isolating devices, i.e. locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, or other devices to isolate equipment energy sources.     4) Periodic inspections to ensure procedures are being followed at least annually.     5) Train and communicate program with authorized and affected employees.     6) Application of control, preparation for shutdown, equipment shut down and verification.     7) Procedures for energy control involving more than one employee (group lockout).     8) Procedures to coordinate energy control procedures with outside contractors to ensure both parties understand and comply with the other's energy control program.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a) The employer had not developed or implemented a hazard communication program.   An effective hazard communication program includes, but is not limited to, the following:     1. A written hazard communication program.     2. Ensure the chemical product's container labeling is maintained and secondary containers are properly labeled.      3. Obtaining safety data sheets for the chemical products used by employees and keeping them readily available for employee usage.     4. Ensure employee training includes explanation of the employer's hazard communication program, information on the information included in safety data sheets, the hazards associated with the chemical products, methods the employers has implemented to minimize the employee's exposure to the chemical product, and what actions the employee should take if they are experiencing a reaction to the chemical product.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer had not provided hazard communication training associated with the paints, abrasive blasting, painting preparation work and other assigned work.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer had not conducted employee monitoring to determine to employee's airborne lead exposure while removing paint from vintage tractors.

Issued

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employees working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  a) The employer had not provided lead training to employees potentially exposed to lead containing paint. Employees preparing older vehicles and buildings for painting may remove or disturb lead containing paint.