OSHA Inspection: JOE'S USED AUTO PARTS

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 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) Employees are required to wear a 3M disposable elastomeric half mask respirator while spraying the Wearever Brake parts Cleaner and 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, on or about 7-21-15.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 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.) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric respirator while using parts cleaner and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was  required to use the respirator in the workplace, on or about 7-21-15.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric respirator while spraying the parts cleaner and were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, on or about 7-21-15.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Employees were required to wear a 3M elastomeric half mask respirator and training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace, on or about 7-21-15.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 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.) Employees use Wearever brake Parts Cleaner which contains heptane and 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:, on or about 7-21-15.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical :  a.) Secondary containers of "Purple Power" cleaner that contains sodium silicate was not labeled, on or about 7-21-15.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a.) Employees use Wearever Brake Parts Cleaner and the safety data sheets were not maintained in the workplace, on or about 7-21-15.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-01 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.) Employees use Wearever Brake Parts Cleaner and they were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, on or about 7-21-15.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED