OSHA Inspection: THE BOAT YARD

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $0 Reduced

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) will be met:                Boat Yard:  The written hazard communication program was inadequate.  Employees use hazardous chemicals such as flammable paints and thinners, epoxies, and fiberglass. The following elements were missing from the program:             1. Current Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) to replace the former Material Safety Data Sheets;             2. A description of the new pictogram system;           3. A description of the  labeling system that will be used in the workplace;  4. A list of hazardous chemicals used.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:            Boat Yard:  Employees were not trained on the new label elements (e.g., pictograms and signal words) and the new SDS formation by December 2, 2013, as required by the revised Hazard Communication Standard.  Employees handle and use hazardous chemicals such as flammable paints and thinners,  epoxies, and fiberglass.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:   Boat Yard:  Employees are required to don tight fitting, full and half face, 3M negative pressure respirators to protect them against health hazards  of paint mist, dust, and solvent vapor generated when prepping and painting vessels in the boat yard.  The required elements of this program have not been developed and need to be in writing.  See sections (i)-(ix) for the required elements of a written program.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

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:   Boat Yard:  Employees are required to don tight fitting, full and half face, negative pressure 3M respirators  to protect them against health hazards associated with paint mist, dust, and solvent vapor when prepping and painting vessels.  The required medical evaluations were not performed.  Tight fitting respirators use can place  a physiological burden on the user.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting face piece respirator were not annually fit tested:      Boat Yard:  Employees are required to don tight-fitting, 3M negative pressure respirators  to protect against health hazards associated with various types of paint mist, dust, and solvent vapor when prepping and painting vessels.  Annual fit testing was not conducted.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1915.152(a): The employer did not provide or ensure each affected employee with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective barriers, personal fall protection equipment, and life saving equipment, meeting the applicable provisions of Subpart I, wherever employees were exposed to work activity hazards that required the use of PPE.    Boat Yard:  Employees do not wear Coast Guard approved PFD's when working over water or within three feet of the waters' edge.  In the event that an employee falls in the water, a PFD would provide protection from drowning.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.152(b)(1): When hazards were present, or likely to be present, the employer did not provide personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee based on the workplace hazard assessment.      Boat Yard:  A site specific PPE occupational hazard assessment had not been conducted.  The use of PFD's while working over or near the waters' edge should be included in the assessment.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.152(e)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who was required, by 29 CFR 1915.152, to use personal protective equipment.   Boat Yard:  Employees were not trained by the employer on elements (i)-(v) of this section as required.

Issued

Oct 16, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.158(b)(4): 90 feet of line was not attached to each ring life buoy.   Boat Yard, slips and pier: Life buoys were not available where employees work over water or near the waters' edge.