OSHA Inspection: BASICS RANGE & GUN, LLC

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators to protect against the hazard of airborne lead were provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employees used respirators in the facility.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not ensure that employees required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators to protect against the hazard of airborne lead in the workplace passed a fit test to determine appropriate fit and seal of the respirators.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    a. On May 10, 2016 an employee was conducting air filter cleaning operations in the shooting range was exposed to Lead at a time-weighted average(TWA) of 56 micrograms per cubic meter, approximately 1.12 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The sampling was performed for 17 minutes during one work shift

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    a. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not ensure that all surfaces within the facility were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead from airborne lead dust that settled as a result of shooting range activities. Areas of particular note were the shooting range itself and the gun range cleaning equipment.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:    a. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not make available alternative methods to dry sweeping, increasing employee exposures to airborne lead dust above the OSHA PEL during daily clean-up operations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    a. On or about May 3, 2016, the employer did not ensure that clean change rooms were available for employees exposed to airborne Lead levels above the PEL.  Employees were assigned duties which included shooting training classes, as well as, gun range clean-up activities including, but not limited to, dry-sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets.  The employer did not have a dedicated change room on the premises.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(ii): Shower facilities, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3), were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:  a. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not provide shower facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3) for employees exposed to lead in excess of the OSHA PEL without regard to the use of respirators, who perform daily cleaning operations in the shooting range and monthly changing of the air filters.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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. On or about May 3, 2016, the employer required the employees to clean-up the gun range which include, but not limited to, dry-sweeping spent ammunition shells and paper targets. The employer did not inform the employees of the content of Appendices A and B of the lead standard.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    a. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not ensure that employees who are subject to lead at or above the action level while performing daily, weekly and monthly cleaning duties associated with the operations of the firing range were trained in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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. On or about May 3, 2016 the employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a hazard communication program in reference to the chemicals that employees could be exposed to during the clean-up of the firing range, specifically airborne lead dust that is a known mutagen and carries a cancer warning.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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. On or about May 3, 2016, the employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical used by the employees such as, but not limited to Hoppe's 9 cleaners and lubricant, Nitroglycerin in gun powder, and Lead, Copper, Zinc found in ammunition.

Issued

Sep 9, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i):  Warning signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK. AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded:      a. On or about May 3, 2016, the employer did not post the following warning sign WARNING LEAD WORK AREA POISON - NO SMOKING OR EATING, at entrance of the air condition and lead trap area of the gun range where the Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) for lead were exceeded.