OSHA Inspection: B & D TRADING WORLDWIDE, LLC

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:     Paint Booth area: Employer is exposing employees to inhalation hazards.  The employees are exposed to hazardous chemical vapors where the employer requires the employees to use respirators without a respirator program.       On and about 03/02/2017 a written respiratory protection program was not developed and instituted for employees who were required to use negative pressure respirators such as, but not limited to, 3M 6502 (Medium).

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 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:       Paint Booth: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employer requires employees to wear tight -fitting respirators without providing required medical evaluation to the employees.    On and about 03/29/2017 medical evaluation was not provided for an employee who was required to wear 3M 6502 (Medium) during spray painting operation in a paint booth.

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face-piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):     Paint Booth area: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employees are being required to wear tight -fitting respirators without being provided required fit-testing.   On and about 03/29/2017 respirator fit testing was not provided for employee required to wear 3M 6502 (Medium) during spray painting operation in a paint booth.

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:       Paint Booth area: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employees are being required to wear tight -fitting respirators without being provided required training.   On and about 03/29/2017 respirator training was not provided for an employee who was required to wear 3M 6502 (Medium) during spray painting operation in a paint booth.

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 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:       Paint Booth area: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  Employees who are exposed to hazardous chemicals are not provided a written hazard communication program by the employer.       On and about 03/02/2017 the employees used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Hydro-Vator (Butyl Cellosolve), without the employer having developed and implemented a written hazard communication program for the exposed employees.

Issued

Jun 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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:     Paint Booth area: The employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employees are using hazardous chemicals without having received training.      On and about 03/02/2017 employees worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Hydro-Vator (Butyl Cellosolve) in painting operations without having been provided required hazard communication training.