OSHA Inspection: TROP GUN SHOP, LTD.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not conduct noise monitoring for employees working on the shooting range, on or about April 21, 2016.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not obtain a new audiogram within one year from the previous audiogram conducted on April 3, 2015 for one employee working on the shooting range, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not conduct noise training for employees working on the shooting range, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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) Shooting Range Area - Employees required to wear tight-fitting half-mask respirators while performing tasks, such as sweeping the range and cleaning the screens of the trap system, were not provided with a written respiratory protection program, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) Shooting Range Area - Employees required to wear tight-fitting half-mask respirators while performing tasks, such as sweeping the range and cleaning the screens of the trap system, were not fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirators, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) Shooting Range Area - Employees required to wear tight-fitting half-mask respirators while performing tasks, such as sweeping the range and cleaning the screens of the trap system, were not provided with training, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    (a) Trop Gun Shop, LTD.- The employer did not conduct fire extinguisher training, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not conduct air monitoring for employees sweeping the shooting range floor and cleaning the screens on the trap, on or about April 21, 2016.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not train employees on the content of Appendices A and B of 29CFR 1910.1025, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:  (a) Shooting Range Area - Employees monitoring the range were periodically exposed to blood and were not provided with a written Exposure Control Plan, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:  (a) Shooting Range Area - The employer did not make the Hepatitis B vaccination series available to the employees working on the shooting range who were periodically exposed to blood, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:  (a) Shooting Range Area - Employees monitoring the range were periodically exposed to blood and were not provided with bloodborne pathogen training, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 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) Trop Gun Shop, LTD. - The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program, or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  (a) Trop Gun Shop, LTD. - The employer did not provide information on the location of the material safety data sheets/safety data sheets, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  (a) Trop Gun Shop, LTD. - Employees used chemicals, such as bleach and De-lead wipes, and the employer did not provide employees with training on the hazards of the chemicals and on the revised hazard communication standard (HCS 2012) label elements and the new format and type of information on each section of the safety data sheets (SDSs) to ensure that when employees begin to see HCS 2012 compliant labels and SDSs in their workplace, employees understand how to use the labels and SDSs and access the information effectively, or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  (a) Trop Gun Shop, LTD.- The employer did not conduct monthly inspections of their fire extinguishers, on or about April 21, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.