OSHA Inspection: FERRARA'S AUTO BODY, INC.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a)  Paint shop    The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type air purifying respirator when spray painting products including, but not limited to, BASF Onyx bases and colors (2-butoxyethanol).    Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 6, 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:  a)  Paint shop  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type air purifying respirator when spray painting with products including, but not limited to, BASF Onyx bases and colors (2-butoxyethanol).  Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 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):  a)  Paint shop  The employer did not provide a fit test for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type air purifying respirator when spray painting products including, but not limited to, BASF Onyx bases and colors (2-butoxyethanol).  Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators.   a)  Paint shop  The employer did not provide annual training for painters required to wear a half face, cartridge type air purifying respirator when spray painting products including, but not limited to, BASF Onyx bases and colors (2-butoxyethanol).  Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and 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:    a) Establishment    The employer did not develop, implement and maintain a written hazard communication program for workers using hazardous materials including, but not limited to, Bondo Body Filler (styrene), argon gas, Aquamax 1+3 cleaner (2-butoxyethanol), lacquer thinner (toluene, heptane, acetone, 2-propanol) and BASF Onyx Bases and Colors (methyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, 2-butoxyethanol).    Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

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) Establishment  The employer did not provide hazard communication training for workers using hazardous materials including, but not limited to, Bondo Body Filler (styrene), argon gas, Aquamax 1+3 cleaner (2-butoxyethanol), lacquer thinner (toluene, heptane, acetone, 2-propanol) and BASF Onyx Bases and Colors (methyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, 2-butoxyethanol).  Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Mar 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets for each hazardous substance were readily accessible to employees in their work area during each work shift:    a) Establishment    The employer did not maintain in the workplace safety data sheets for all hazardous materials used by workers iincluding, but not limited to, Bondo Body Filler (styrene), Aquamax 1+3 cleaner (2-butoxyethanol) and lacquer thinner (toluene, heptane, acetone, 2-propanol).    Violation occurred on or about 8/24/17.