OSHA Inspection: RP COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall 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. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to respiratory stressors when required to wear a 3M half-mask, tight fitting respirator while performing painting activities in the digester and the employer did not ensure each employee was medically evaluated before being required to wear a respirator in the workplace.       Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.    On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to respiratory stressors when required to wear a 3M half-mask, tight fitting respirator while performing painting activities in the digester and the employer did not ensure each employee was fit tested before being required to wear a respirator in the workplace.      Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.  On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to respiratory stressors when required to wear a 3M half-mask, tight fitting respirator while performing painting activities in the digester and the employer did not ensure each employee was adequately trained on the use of a respirator on an annual basis.   Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

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 chemical 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 safety data sheets.    On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazards associated with Glass Flake Reinforced Epoxy and FF Low VOC Reinforced Epoxy while performing painting activities in the digester and the employer did not ensure employees received adequate training to ensure employees understood the hazards associated with the chemicals.       Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer must provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard. This training must result in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescue.    On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazards associated with entering a permit required confined space while entering and working in the digester to perform painting activities.  The employer did not ensure that each employee was adequately trained in the performance of duties to ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard.        Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1211(b)(2): Train each affected employee to perform assigned rescue duties. The employer must ensure that such employees successfully complete the training required and establish proficiency as authorized entrants, as provided by �1926.1207 and �1926.1208.  On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazards associated with entering a permit required confined space while entering and working in the digester to perform painting activities.  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee assigned to perform rescue duties was adequately trained.   Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1211(c): Non-entry rescue is required unless the retrieval equipment would increase the overall risk of entry or would not contribute to the rescue of the entrant. The employer must designate an entry rescue service whenever non-entry rescue is not selected. Whenever non-entry rescue is selected, the entry employer must ensure that retrieval systems or methods are used whenever an authorized entrant enters a permit space, and must confirm, prior to entry, that emergency assistance would be available in the event that non-entry rescue fails.    On or about December 2, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazards associated with entering a permit required confined space while entering and working in the digester to perform painting activities.  The employer did not ensure that retrieval systems or methods were used whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit required confined space.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).