OSHA Inspection: DAVIS PAINTING AND DECORATING INC.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,029 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): Ventilation. Every inside storage room was not provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system. Such system was not designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour:    a) On or about August 11, 2016 the inside storage room was not provided with any form of exhaust ventilation to ensure at least six complete air changes occurred per hour.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,423 · Current $2,423

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer did not establish nor implement the elements of a written respirator program to ensure employees using a respirator voluntarily were medically evaluated and were trained on how to clean, store and maintain respirator as to not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

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) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer did not provided medical evaluations for each employee wearing a respirator for spraying operations to determine that individuals ability to use the respirator.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals:    a) On or about August 11, 2016 a 3M half mask respirator was not stored in a manner to prevent contamination of dust and sunlight.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,423 · Current $1,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer did not ensure each employee operating the forklift had completed a training and evaluation to demonstrate safe operating procedures.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,029 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(2): Initial monitoring. The employer shall identify all employees who may be exposed at or above the action level or at or above the STEL and accurately determine the exposure of each employee so identified:    a) The employer did not identify all employees who may have been exposed at or above the action level or at or above the short-term exposure limit (STEL) for formaldehyde and accurately determine the exposure of each employee so identified.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(1)(iii): The employer did not include Formaldehyde in the hazard communication program to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). The employer did not ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of Formaldehyde and to safety data sheets, and were trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (n) of this section:    a) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer did not did not include Formaldehyde in the companys hazard communication program nor provided employees with access to safety data sheets and training per the requirements of the Hazard Communication standard.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:  a) On or about August 11, 2016 a clear space of at least 3 feet on all sides of the spray booth was not kept free from storage of materials.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  a) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer did not certify that a hazard assessment for each task had been performed, such as but not limited to, spraying operations and fuel cylinder changes, through a written certification.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) On or about August 11, 2016 the employer had not provided employees with the information contained in Appendix D of the respirator standard for voluntary use respirators.