OSHA Inspection: BART'S PROFESSIONAL PAINTING

Issued

May 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:     a) 366 Orange Street, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not provide eye protection for employees when performing activities such as spray painting walls and ceilings using Sherwin Williams Quick Dry which contains Quartz silica.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 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) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not establish and implement the elements of a written respiratory protection program for employees wearing half mask, negative pressure respirators such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001 during spray painting operations.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16..

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

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) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who wear half mask, negative pressure respirators during spray painting operations such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001.      Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

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) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not provide fit testing for employees who wear half mask, negative pressure respirators during spray painting operations such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001.      Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    a) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ    The employer did not ensure that employees wearing half mask negative pressure respirators during spray painting operations such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001, kept respirators clean and disinfected.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    a) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not provide employees wearing half mask negative pressure respirators during spray painting operations such as, but not limited to, 3M 6001 with the proper training or the use, care, and limitations of respirators.     Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 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) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Quick Dry which contains Quartz silica.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    a) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical such as, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Quick Dry which contains Quartz.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.

Issued

May 16, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

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) 366 Orange St, Newark, NJ:    The employer did not train employees exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Quick Dry which contains Quartz silica.    Violation occurred on or about 02/04/16.