OSHA Inspection: OLD LYME MARINA

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 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:  Garage, paint shed and outside in marina yard;  On or about 4/11/17, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to use a respirator during painting tasks.  The paints and cleaning solvents used contain materials including but not limited to xylene, a central nervous system depressant, and isocyanates, respiratory and skin sensitizers.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Garage, paint shed and outside in marina yard;   On or about 4/11/17, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use respirators during painting tasks.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  Garage, shed and marina yard;  On or about 4/11/17, employees wearing tight-fitting half face air purifying respirators while painting were not fit tested to ensure that the mask formed an appropriate seal to their faces.  The paints and cleaning solvents used contain materials including but not limited to xylene, a central nervous system depressant, and isocyanates, respiratory and skin sensitizers.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  Paint storage shed:  On or about 4/11/17, an employee's half face air purifying respirator with organic vapor cartridges was stored in the paint storage shed with paint and solvents and without any protection from heat, humidity or fugitive vapors.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Garage, shed and marina yard;  On or about 4/11/17, employees were using half face air purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges to perform painting tasks at the marina, without having been provided training on respiratory protection and the masks they were using.  Materials used contained chemicals including but not limited to xylene, a central nervous system depressant, and isocyanates, respiratory sensitizers.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   Painting/mixing areas, including garage, shed and outside areas;  On or about 4/11/17, a hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for employees using paints/coatings that contained chemicals such as xylene, a central nervous system depressant, and hexamethylene diisocyanate homopolymer, which is a skin and respiratory sensitizer.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical  Throughout the marina;  On or about 4/11/17, the employer did not have GHS compliant versions of safety data sheets for all the chemicals that were at the facility.

Issued

2017-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Throughout the marina;  On or about 4/11/17, employees did not receive hazard communication training for chemicals used in their work area.  These chemicals include, but are not limited to paints and cleaning solvents that contain xylene, a central nervous system depressant, and isocyanates, respiratory and skin sensitizers.