OSHA Inspection: JBS, LLC

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iii): Electrical wiring and equipment located in inside storage rooms used for Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was not approved under subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations; for Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and Category 4 flammable liquids, was not approved for general use:     (a) On or about 10/5/2016, in the paint area, for the painter/material handler working with/around flammable hazardous chemicals.  Employer did not provide approved electrical wiring and equipment.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): Each inside storage room was not provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour:     (a) On or about 10/5/2016, in the paint storage area, for the painter/material handler working with/around flammable hazardous chemicals.  Employer did not provide a ventilation system designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations:    (a) On or about 10/5/2016, in the paint area, for the painter/material handler working with/around flammable hazardous chemicals.  Employer did not provide approved explosion-proof type wiring and equipment.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

May 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partition(s), were not protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location:     (a) On or about 10/5/2016, in the paint area, for the painter/material handler working with/around flammable hazardous chemicals.  Employer did not provide approved explosion-proof lighting.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

Apr 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In the workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or where respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures including the provisions (i)-(ix) of this section, as applicable:     (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler required to wear a 3M half-face respirator while spraying steel beams.  The employer did not implement a worksite-specific respiratory protection program.          Abatement Note:          The Respiratory Protection Program shall include the following sections:     (1) Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;   (2) Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;        (3) Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;   (4) Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency        situations;   (5) Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing,   discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;        (6) Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-   supplying respirators (if used);   (7) Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during        routine and emergency situations;        (8) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing   them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and   (9) Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

Mar 1, 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler required to wear a 3M half-face respirator while spraying steel beams.  The employee was not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.   (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler required to wear a 3M half-face respirator while spraying steel beams.  The employee was not fit tested, either qualitatively or quantitatively, prior to being required to use this respirator by the employer.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

Apr 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not 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, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:        (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler spraying with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, toluene and xylene.  Employer did not provide a hazard communication program.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

Apr 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler spraying with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, toluene and xylene.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the hazardous chemicals they work with or are exposed to in their work area.

Issued

Mar 1, 2017

Abate by

Apr 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   (a) On and before 10/5/2016, at the paint area, for the painter/material handler spraying with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, toluene and xylene.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the hazards of the chemicals they work with or are exposed to in their work area.