OSHA Inspection: GTA COLLISION INC.

Issued

2018-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is 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.  Location - Painting booths  On or about December 7, 2017, employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight fitting respirator are fit tested. Employees wore supplied air respirator (SATA Vision 2000) without fit testing for working with chemical hazards, such as, but not limited to, butyl acetate, formaldehyde, methyl ethyl ketone, and xylene.

Issued

2018-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  On or about December 7, 2017, employer did not provide information and training on proper use and care of respirator where production employees were wearing supplied air respirator (SATA, Vision 2000) for working with chemical hazards, such as, but not limited to, butyl acetate, formaldehyde, methyl ethyl ketone, and xylene.

Issued

2018-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $617.00 · Current $432.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  Location - Painting booths  On or about December 7, 2017, the employer had not performed an evaluation or identification of respiratory hazards for chemical hazards, such as, but not limited to, butyl acetate, formaldehyde, methyl ethyl ketone, and xylene.