OSHA Inspection: SPEEDY'S SANDBLASTING

Issued

Jun 7, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    A) At Speedy Sandblasting: On March 8, 2019, the employer failed to establish a Hearing Conservation Program. Employees were exposed to continuous noise levels higher than 85 dBA in the following areas:    (a) An employee working in sandblasting was exposed to continuous noise levels at 88.1% of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 89 dBA. The sampling was performed for 405 minutes during one shift on March 8, 2019; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 39 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Jun 7, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $240 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:    (a) At Speedy Sandblasting: The employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program. Employees may be exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, paints, thinners, primers, and epoxies.