OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY SHOOTING RANGE LLC

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Feb 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    a.  Indoor Shooting Range - The Employer failed to provided feasible administrative or engineering controls to reduce noise levels listed in Table G-16 of this standard. Employees were exposed to continuous noise level that were equivalent to 143% and 437% of the allowable dose of 100%, or 90 dBA for an 8-hour TWA.  The exposures measured is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA of 92.6 dBA and 100.6 dBA respectively, which are above the 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA.  The exposure was observed over a 110 and 122 minutes sampling period respectively.  Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.     Violations noted on July 13, 2017.

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Feb 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    a.  Indoor Shooting Range - The Employer did not provide audiometric testing for employees whose exposure exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA.  Employees were exposed to continuous noise level that were equivalent to 143% and 437% of the allowable dose of 100%, or 90 dBA for an 8-hour TWA.  The exposures measured is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA of 92.6 dBA and 100.6 dBA respectively, which are above the 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA.   The exposure was observed over a 110 and 122 minutes sampling period respectively.  Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.    Violations noted on July 13, 2017

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Feb 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:    a.  Indoor Shooting Range - The Employer did not institute a training program for all employees exposed to continuous noise level that were equivalent to 143% and 437% of the allowable dose of 100%, or 90 dBA for an 8-hour TWA.  The exposures measured is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA of 92.6 dBA and 100.6 dBA respectively, which are above the 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA.   The exposure was observed over a 110 and 122 minutes sampling period respectively.  Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.     Violation noted on July 13, 2017.

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Feb 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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:    a. Firing Lanes - The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program. The employer required an employee to wear air-purifying 3M 7502 Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator equipped with 3M" 2091 Particulate Filters P100, during the cleaning of the shooting lanes. Observed On or About July 13, 2017

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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:     a. Firing Lanes - The employer did not medically evaluate an employee who was required to wear air-purifying 3M 7502 Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator equipped with 3M" 2091 Particulate Filters P100 prior to the initial use of this respirator.  This employee used a high-efficiency particulate air filtered (HEPA) vacuum to clean the shooting lanes. Condition noted On or About July 13, 2017.

Issued

Dec 27, 2017

Abate by

Feb 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    a. Firing Lanes - The employer did not ensure that an employee using a air-purifying 3M 7502 Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator equipped with 3M" 2091 Particulate Filters P100 was fit tested. Observed On or About July 13, 2017