OSHA Inspection: INVICTUS INC.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    On or about August 12, 2018, at the small gun range,  an employee engaged in firearm instruction was exposed to lead at a concentration of 216 micrograms per meter cubed as an 8-hour time weighted average of approximately 4.3 times the daily Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per meter cubed based on 181 minute sampling periods; exposure calculations included a zero-increment for the 299 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    (a) On or about August 12, 2018, in the large gun range located at 1315 SW 1st Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine if employees that are assigned to instruct firearms classes in the range would be exposed to lead at or below the action level.    (b) On or about August 12, 2018, in the small gun range located at 1315 SW 1st Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine if employees that are assigned to instruct firearms classes in the range would be exposed to lead at or below the action level.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    On or about August 12, 2018, at the gun ranges located 1315 SW 1st Court, Pompano Beach, FL , the employer did not have a written compliance program to establish work practices or engineering controls for employees who are assigned to instruct the firearms portion of security licensure training course at offsite gun ranges.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(2): Respiratory protection was not provided to supplement engineering and work practice controls, that did not control employees exposure to or below 50 micrograms per meter cubed:    (a) On or about August 12, 2018, located in the small gun range at the facility, employees instructing students on the use of firearms for security licensing were not provided respiratory protection when exposed to lead concentration above the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(1): For employees who used respirators required by 29 CFR 1910.1025, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025(f):    (a) On or about August 12, 2018, located in the large gun range at facility, employees instructing students on the use of firearms for security licensing were not provide with respiratory protection when exposed to lead concentration above the action level.    (b) On or about August 12, 2018, located in the small gun range at the facility, employees instructing students on the use of firearms for security licensing were not provide with respiratory protection when exposed to lead concentration above the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator:    On or about August 12, 2018, at the gun range, the employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program for employees that instruct live firearm training inside a gun range where employees are exposed to Lead above the action level and permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,858 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i): A medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employee(s) who were, or could be exposed to lead above the action level for more than thirty days per year:    On or about April 11, 2018, the employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for employees who can be exposed to lead above the action level when they instruct live firearm security training courses weekly.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i): The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (j)(1)(i):    On or about April 11, 2018, at the gun range, the employer did not make available biological monitoring for employees who are exposed to lead at and above the action level when they instruct live firearm security training courses.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $2,217 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    On or about April 11, 2018, at gun range, employees potentially exposed to Lead by handling firearm equipment, materials, or being in close proximity to airborne lead are not provided with the information contained in Appendix A and B of the standard.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    On or about April 11, 2018, at gun range, employees instruct students during live firearm training for security licensure where they are exposed to airborne lead, are not provide required training on lead exposure.

Issued

Oct 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(1)(i): The employer did not comply with all the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (� 1910.1200) for lead:    On or about April 11, 2018, the employer did not develop and implement written hazard communication program for employees exposed to lead when instructing live firearm security course inside of gun ranges.