OSHA Inspection: CHRIS AUTO SALES, INC

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1377H130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  In the paint shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: The employer did not assess the skin contact hazards associated with isocyanate-containing automotive coatings used by painters in the facility and the painter was performing spray coating while his head, neck and arms were exposed.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 137724602590H130

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:  In the auto body shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about March 2, 2016, the employer had not established or implemented a written respiratory protection program for two employees required to wear half-face, air purifying respirators while performing automotive spray coating.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 137724602590H130

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:  In the paint shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about February 10, 2016, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to two employees required to wear half-face air purifying respirators while spray coating automobiles.

Issued

2016-05-25 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):  In the paint shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about February 10, 2016, the employer did not ensure that two employees had passed a respirator fit-test for half-face air-purifying respirators they used while spray coating automobiles.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1377

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  In the paint room at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about March 2, 2016, the employer had not identified or evaluated the Hexamethylene Diisocyanate respiratory hazard in the workplace of employees who perform automotive spray coating.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1377H130

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29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a) In the painting Room at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about March 2, 2016, the door handles on white storage cabinet in the computer and storage room had aliphatic isocyanate residue which could expose paint shop employees to a skin contact hazard.  b) The door between the paint room and the office at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about March 2, 2016, the door knob on the paint room side had aliphatic isocyanate residue which could expose employees to a skin contact hazard.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 04401080137724602590

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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:  In the auto body shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: The employer did not develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program in a facility where automotive priming, topcoats and clear coats are used by employees and potentially exposing them to various hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Ethyl Benzene, n-Butyl Acetate, Toluene, Xylene and Hexamethylene Diisocyanate.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 04401080137724602590

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 (SDS):  In the auto body shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about February 10, 2016, the employer had not compiled a list of hazardous chemicals, including various automotive spray coatings and solvents, used by employees in the facility with a product identifier referenced on the applicable SDS.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 04401080137724602590

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:  In the auto body shop at 357 Albany Street Springfield, MA: On or about February 10, 2016, the employer had not provided effective information or training on the various flammable and hazardous automotive coatings and solvents used by employees in the workplace.