OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM SIGN CENTER, INC.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,549 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a.  On or about August 10, 2017, at the work place located at 3200 Valleyview Drive, Columbus, Ohio, the employer required employees who sprayed custom signs and hardware in a paint booth to wear full-face respiratory protection.  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a.  At the work site, employees wore half-face tight-fitting respirators and full face respiratory protection while working in a spray paint booth painting custom signs and hardware.  The employer did not ensure that employees were medically cleared prior to the use of respiratory protection.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  a.  At the work site, employees who worked in paint booths were required to wear half-face tight-fitting respiratory protection.  The employer did not ensure that employees were fit-tested prior to wearing the respiratory protection.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee shall be cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition;  a.  On or about August 10, 2017, employees who worked in a spray paint booth were not provided with any specific procedures for the cleaning and disinfecting of the respirators.  The employer did not have a respiratory protection program with procedures for employees to follow when cleaning and disinfecting respirators.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  a.  On or about August 10, 2017, employees who wore respiratory protection while working in a paint booth did not properly store respirators not in use to prevent damage/distortion.  The employer did not have procedures for employees to follow for the storage of respirators to prevent damage and/or deformation of the facepiece and seal(s).

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:  a.  On or about September 12, 2017, employees who wore respiratory protection while working in paint booths did not properly store, clean and/or disinfect their respirators.  The employer had not adequately trained employees on the care, cleaning, disinfecting and storage of the respirators.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,549 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a.  On or about September 12, 2017, employees who worked in the paint booth areas used chemicals that included, but were not limited to, n-butyl acetate, xylene, ethyl acetate, solvent naphtha, ethylbenzene and isopropyl alcohol.  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a.  On or about September 12, 2017, employees who worked in the paint booth areas used chemicals that included, but were not limited to, n-butyl acetate, xylene, ethyl acetate, solvent naphtha, ethylbenzene and isopropyl alcohol.  The employer had not trained employees about the hazards of the chemicals used in the paint booth areas.