OSHA Inspection: GCS ENTERPRISES LLC

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Jan 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    Facility:  A workplace hazard assessment was not conducted of the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,285 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A written respiratory protection program was not implement for each employee required to half face tight fitting respirators while performing painting of cars, autobody work and working in and around hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) Chrome-A-Lite, Lacquer Thinner, Nason urethane,  and Nason Ful-Base b/c.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  Facility: A respiratory program administrator qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program was not designated to conduct the required evaluations of the program's effectiveness for each employee wearing half face negative pressure respirators while performing sanding, painting, and other similar tasks.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  Facility: Comprehensive respiratory protection training, including items such as but not limited to necessity, proper fit, usage, and maintenance, was not provided to each employee required to wear half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $1,600 Reduced

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:    Facility:  An evaluation of all respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are performing tasks such as (but not limited to) sanding, auto body repair, and spraying operations with products that contain hazards chemicals such as but not limited to Xylene and Methyl Ethyl Ketone was not conducted/completed.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Jan 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,285 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A medical evaluation for each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half face respirators was not provided prior to using the respirators.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Jan 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was 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.  Facility:  Each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half-face respirators were not fit tested prior to using the respirators and at least annually.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $1,600 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:    Facility: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

Dec 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

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 material safety data sheets.  Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) Nason Ful Bas B/C were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.