OSHA Inspection: HAMMONASSET FORD, INC.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): Cleaning. Spray booths shall be so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction.    WORKSHOP:  A clear space of not less than three (3) feet was not maintained on the left side of the paint booth at all times.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Jun 2, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear full facepiece cartridge respirators, half facepiece cartridge respirators, and air supplied masks while performing tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting and sanding.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators.   WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the full and halfface piece cartridge respirator, and filtering facepiece were not provided with respiratory protection training and information on an annual basis.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Jun 2, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear full and half facepiece cartridge respirators, air supplied unit, and filtering facepieces during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting and sanding had not been medically evaluated for the ability prior to the employees wearing the respirators.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Jun 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  WORKSHOP: The employees, required to wear full and half facepiece cartridge respirators/air supplied units during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been fit tested prior to initial wear.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program including Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    WORKSHOP: The employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints were not provided with training and information in the chemical hazard communications, including Globalized Harmonized System.

Issued

Apr 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE):  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not provided to the employees required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION