OSHA Inspection: AERO SHADE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 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:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not establish a written respiratory program with procedures for employees required to wear half mask 3M elastomeric respirators when spraying paint products on aircraft shade parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

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:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees  required to wear half mask respirators when performing spray finishing on aircraft shade parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide a fit test for employees  required to wear half mask respirators when spraying paint products onto aircraft shade parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(4): Respirators that failed an inspection or were otherwise found to be defective were not removed from service and discarded or repaired:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite,  the employer did not remove from use a respirator that had visible damaged.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that employees who voluntarily filtering facepiece respirators during dipping and coating operations, were provided with information contained in Appendix D.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the addressed job site, the employer did not select and provide chemical resistant gloves to employees who manually pour, mix, handling, and spray hazardous chemicals that can cause skin sensitization and irritation.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(1): Where hazards were present or were likely to be present from skin or eye contact with chromium (VI), the employer did not provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees, and did not ensure that employees used such clothing and equipment:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the addressed job site, the employer did not provide chemical resistant clothing and faceshield to employees who manually pour, mix, handling, and spray hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to alodine  (chromium) that can cause skin sensitization, irritation and cancer.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,173 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:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop a written hazard program for employees who use hazardous chemicals such as, but no limited to, hexamethylene diisocyanate, butyl acetate communication, chromic acid, and methyl amyl ketone, while performing spray and coating applications of aircraft parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  On or about May 12, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure proper labeling was affixed to multiple containers of used alodine solution that contains chromic acid.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv) where topics of including, (i) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (ii) The physical and health hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area; (iii) measures and procedures to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, (iv) sections of the hazard communication program were discussed:  On or about May 12, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide effective training for employees who are exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but no limited to, hexamethylene diisocyanate, butyl acetate, and methyl amyl ketone , while performing spray and coating applications of aircraft parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0686

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4): Employees working with chromic acid were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide periodic examinations of employee who perform alodine dipping operations of aircraft parts.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  On or about May 19, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer permitted employees to use an enclosed spray area used to spray aircraft shade with paint products that are flammable and combustible, with outlets exposing electrical wiring without a cover or faceplate.

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.  On or about May 19, 2017, the employer did not determine employee exposure to chromium (VI), a known carcinogen, when engaged in tasks such as manually dipping aircraft parts into an alodine solution containing chromium (VI).