OSHA Inspection: ROMEO ENTERPRISES, LLC

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    (a) On or about 6/12/2017, in the undercoat spray area where Valueguard Undercoat VG-104A is applied by employees voluntarily wearing a 3M 6200 half face respirator for undercoat spray application.  The employer did not provide the information contained within Appendix D of the standard to the employees voluntarily using respirators.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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:    (a) On or about 6/12/2017, in the undercoat spray area where Valueguard Undercoat VG-104A is applied to vehicles and voluntary use of respirators are allowed and provided by the employer, 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.

Issued

Jun 23, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form, IDLH was not assumed where employee exposure  levels were not determined:    (a) On or about 6/12/17, in the undercoat spray area where Valueguard Undercoat VG-104Ais applied to vehicles, the employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.  IDLH was not assumed where employee exposure  levels were not determined.