OSHA Inspection: BAKER BUILDERS, LLC

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a)   On or about April 20, 2017, located at the jobsite where an employee wore a 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges and pre-filters on a volunteer basis when performing remodeling services such as painting without developing necessary elements of a respirator program.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)   On or about April 20, 2017, located at the jobsite where an employee wore a 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges and pre-filters on a volunteer basis when performing remodeling services such as painting without a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)   On or about April 20, 2017, located at the jobsite where an employee wore a 3M half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges and pre-filters on a volunteer basis when performing remodeling services such as painting without providing basic respirator training.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    On or about April 20, 2017, at the jobsite where employees were exposed to inhalation and fire hazards when using various paints such as, but not limited to, Sherwood Pro White Lacquer Undercoater without developing a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     On or about April 20, 2017, at the jobsite where employees were exposed to inhalation and fire hazards when using various paints such as, but not limited to, Sherwood Pro White Lacquer Undercoater without providing training.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     On or about April 20, 2017, at the jobsite where employees were exposed to inhalation and fire hazards when using various paints such as, but not limited to, Sherwood Pro White Lacquer Undercoater without maintaining the safety data sheet (SDSs).

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.407(b): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not approved as intrinsically safe or approved for the hazardous (classified) location or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   On or about April 20, 2017, at the facility where employees were exposed to fire and struck-by hazards when using a Campbell Hausfeld airless paint spraying inside a master bedroom closet without ensuring the paint sprayer was approved for a hazardous location.