OSHA Inspection: FX CAPRARA AUTO SALES

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 02909760

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)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had no written respirator protection program, no training nor any medical evaluation or fit testing implemented at this worksite where the employee(s) wore cartridge respirator(s) when spraying ResistAll Undercoating and Rustproofing products, containing irritant and combustible components.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 02909760

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)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had not provided any medical evaluation for the undercoater who wore a cartridge respirator when spraying ResistAll Undercoating and Rustproofing products, containing irritant and combustible components.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 02909760

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)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had not provided any fit testing for the undercoater who wore a cartridge respirator when spraying ResistAll Undercoating and Rustproofing products, containing irritant and combustible components.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 02909760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable respirator training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had not provided any respirator training for the undercoater who wore a cartridge respirator when spraying ResistAll Undercoating and Rustproofing products, containing irritant and combustible components.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 02909760

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)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had no written hazard communication program, no training and no Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) maintained or implemented at this worksite where the employees used cleaners, solvents and ResistAll Undercoating and Rustproofing products containing irritant and combustible components.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  (a)    At the facility, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had not assessed the garage auto details shop to determine what hazards were present and which would require use of PPE; where the employees used spray applied chemicals and undercoating products which required gloves, eye and face protection and where the employees selected their PPE without any Safety Data Sheets to use for reference.    Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Feb 16, 2016

Abate by

Mar 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 02909760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a)    At the garage detail shop, on or about 12/1/2015:  The employer had not provided the information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, about voluntary use of N-95 filtering face piece respirators to the shop employees where they  voluntarily used N-95 respirators for occasional dusty jobs.     Abatement certification must be submitted.