OSHA Inspection: TIGER COMPOSITES, INC.

Issued

2019-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1023.00 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:  a. On or about November 1, 2018, a spray painter was required to wear a respirator while spray painting products with a resin mixture inside the spray areas and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that addressed the worksite-specific procedures such as but not limited to employee medical evaluations, fit testing, and training on the use, maintenance and care of the respirator.

Issued

2019-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: On or about November 1, 2018, a spray painter was required to wear NIOSH approved half-face respirators while spray painting products in the spray areas had not been provided with medical evaluations prior to wearing the respirators.

Issued

2019-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about November 1, 2018, a spray painter was required to wear NIOSH approved half-face respirator while spray painting products in the spray areas and had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

2019-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a.  On or about November 1, 2018, a spray painter was required to wear a NIOSH approved half-face respirator while spray painting products in the spray areas had not received respirator training.