OSHA Inspection: CERTIFIED AUTO OUTLET, INC.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) Employer did not establish nor implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures when respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer:   a) Body Shop, on or about 4/3/19: Employer had not established a written respirator protection program when employee was required to wear a 3M half face air purifying respirator.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 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 employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) Body Shop, on or about 4/3/19: Employee required to wear a 3M half face air purifying respirator and had not been provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): 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) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   a) Body Shop, on or about 4/3/19: Employee required to wear a 3M half face air purifying respirator had not been fit tested.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-11 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, comprehensive, understandable, and annual (or more often if necessary) training to employees who are required to use respirators:   a) Body Shop, on or about 4/3/19: Employee  required to wear a 3M half face air purifying respirator and had not received respirator training.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 4/3/19: Training was not provided to employees upon initial employment on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.      * ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1705.00 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; specifically:     1) Labeling and other forms of warning;   2) SDS requirements for the hazardous materials known to be present at the jobsite;   3) Employee training and information.  The written program must also include:   (a) A list of all the chemicals used at the jobsite.   (b) Methods to inform employees of hazards associated with non-routine tasks.   (c) Methods the employer will use to inform any contractors employees of workplace hazards.    a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 4/3/19: A written hazard communication program was not developed for the employees who work with hazardous materials including but not limited to: Motor Oil; Transmission Fluid and PPG Envirobase High Performance Water Based Paints.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): 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 information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v)    a)  Wet Bay, on or about 4/3/19: Two 32 ounce containers were not labeled with the identity of the hazardous chemical.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:     a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 4/3/19: Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to: Motor Oil; Transmission and PPG Envirobase High Performance Water Based Paints and were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2).