OSHA Inspection: KEV'S PAINTING

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Abate by

Nov 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:    (a)  Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not ensure that a "competent" person made frequent inspections of the jobsite to ensure fall protection was used while employees worked on 6:12 sloped roofs.  Five employees were standing on the first story roof while painting the second story exterior siding and trim on Buildings A and F without the use of fall protection.  Condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Abate by

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  (a) Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not provide and ensure the use of fall protection while employees worked on 6:12 sloped roofs. Five employees were standing on the first story roof while painting the second story exterior siding and trim on Buildings A and F without the use of fall protection.  Condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   (a)  Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not provide fall protection training prior to permitting employees to work on 6:12 sloped roofs. As a result, five employees were standing on the first story roof while painting the second story exterior siding and trim on Buildings A and F without the use of fall protection.  Condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:     (a)  Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program. Employees regularly used finishing materials including but not limited to paints and solvents.  Condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:     (a)  Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals and/or products used at the facility.  Employees regularly used finishing materials including but not limited to paints and solvents.  Condition exposed employees to chemicals hazards.

Issued

Oct 24, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 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:       (a)  Kev's Painting, 5220 Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO:  On and prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not provide employees with information regarding hazards associated with various chemicals and products used in the workplace.  Employees regularly used finishing materials including but not limited to paints and solvents.  Condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.