OSHA Inspection: ROAD READY USED CARS, INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(2): Spraying area(s) were not provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to remove flammable vapors, mists or powders to a safe location and to confine and control combustible residues:    Rust Proofing/Undercoating Bay:  The spray area was not provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to remove flammable vapors to a safe location from processes such as (but not limited to) undercoating which contain flammable liquids and vapors.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms.   Metal and Rust Proofing Bays:  "No smoking" signs were not posted at all spraying areas were flammable liquids and vapors were present from processes such as (but limited to) undercoating.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:    Metal and Rust Proofing Bay Areas:  Protective equipment such as (but not limited to) face shields, safety goggles, and muffs were not maintained in sanitary and/or reliable condition.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    Facility:  A written hazard assessment certification had not been verified through a written certification.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:     Rust Proofing and Metal Bay Areas: Employees were not provided training on the personal protective equipment used for spraying, needling, and other similar operations.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(v): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know the proper care, maintenance, useful life, and disposal of the PPE:    Rust Proofing and Metal Bay Areas:  The employer did not train employees required to use personal protective equipment t such as (but not limited to) face shields, gloves, goggles, air supply hoods, to know the proper care, maintenance, useful life, and/or disposal.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,200 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implement for employees who were required to wear half face tight fitting respirators while working in and around hazardous chemicals and tasks such as (but not limited to) lacquer, needling, and KS-500.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ix): The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program:    Facility:  The written respiratory program did not contain procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:    Facility:  The employer did not have a respiratory program administrator in place for employees wearing respirators while performing rust proofing, needling, and other similar tasks.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:    Facility:  The employer did not perform evaluations of the workplace to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented for employees wearing respirators.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Facility:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are performing tasks such as (but not limited to) needling metals, rust proofing, and handling solvents, that contain hazards metals and chemicals such as KS-500.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A medical evaluation for each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half face respirators and loose fitting PAPRs was not provided prior to using the respirators and PAPRS.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    Facility:  Each employee wearing tight-fitting negative pressure half-face respirators were not fit tested prior to using the respirators.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    Facility:  Employees wearing tight-fitting negative pressure half face respirators had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    Metal and Rust Proofing Bay Areas:  Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    Metal and Rust Proofing Bay Areas:  Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, light, and/or damaging chemicals.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced

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.    Facility: Comprehensive respiratory protection training, including items such as (but not limited to) necessity, proper fit, usage and maintenance, was not provided to each employee required to use respirators such as (but not limited to) tight-fitting negative pressure half face respirators and air supplied respirators.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    Metal and Rust Proofing Bay Areas:  Each employee required to wear a respirator was not provided with training prior to use.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5)(i): Retraining was not conducted when changes in the workplace or the type of respirator rendered previous training obsolete:    Metal and Rust Proofing Bay Areas:  Each employee relocated to a new facility was did not provided with retraining due to the change in the workplace or the type of respirator.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,320 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:    Facility: A written hazard communications program was not developed, implemented and/or maintained that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:     Wash Bay Area:  The blue drum, the white drum, and clear white containers of hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) Soap, Interior Shampoo and Red Hot, were not labeled, tagged, and/or marked.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical       Wash Bay Area:  The blue drum, the white drums, and the clear/white containers of hazardous chemicals were not labeled, tagged, and/or marked with information such as (but not limited to) signal words, pictograms, and precautionary and hazard statements.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)    Facility:  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, such as (but not limited to) KS-500, and ensure each safety data sheet was readily accessible.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(11):   Safety data sheets were not made readily available, upon request, to designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary, and the Director, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020(e)    Facility: Each requested Safety Data Sheet (SDS) was not readily available upon request.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not 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 physical or health 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 material safety data sheets.    Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) rust proofing, lacquers, and solvents were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment or whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:    Facility:  The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program and safety data sheets (SDS).

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):    Facility:  Each employee was not trained on the requirements of paragraphs 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv) which includes items such as (but not limited to) methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area.