OSHA Inspection: G.P.S. MOTORS, INC.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    (a)     The painter was not required to wear a protective head covering or hood when painting with the isocyanate-containing primer.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 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)     There was no written respiratory protection program implemented regarding the employee who is required to wear the half-face respirator when spraying primer.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a)     There was no medical determination performed regarding the employee who is required to wear the half-face respirator when spraying primer.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 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)     There was no qualitative or quantitative respirator fit test conducted regarding the employee who is required to wear the half-face respirator when spraying primer.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):    (a)     There was no respiratory training conducted regarding the employee who is required to wear the half-face respirator when spraying primer.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a)     The auto technicians use hazardous chemicals such as body filler, reducer, primer and primer activator and there had been no written hazard communication program developed.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:      (a)     The auto technicians use hazardous chemicals such as body filler, reducer, primer and primer activator and there was no list of hazardous chemicals developed.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    (a)     The auto technicians use hazardous chemicals such as body filler, reducer, primer and primer activator and there were no safety data sheets maintained in the workplace.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 auto technicians use hazardous chemicals such as body filler, reducer, primer and primer activator and there had been no chemical hazard training conducted.