OSHA Inspection: M&S AUTO BODY INC

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. A program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer did not include in the program the provisions of this section, as applicable:    a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop    The employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program to cover employees required to wear N95 dust masks while sanding and welding metal car parts and half face respirators while spray painting cars.    Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop  Employees required to wear N95 dust masks while sanding and welding metal car parts and half face respirators while spray painting cars were not provide medical evaluations to determine their ability to use a respirator.  Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop  Employees required to wear N95 dust masks while sanding and welding metal car parts and half face respirators while spray painting cars were not provided adequate respiratory protection training prior to using respirators in the workplace.  Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - auto body and Mechanic shop    Employees performed work duties, such as but not limited to driving powered industrial trucks without being certified or trained prior to operating them.    Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019.

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training were met:     a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop    Employees used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to 90 Line Bases and Colors containing titanium dioxide and barium sulfate to spray paint cars, without the employer having a written hazard communication program in place.    Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Information and training was not designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information was not available through labels and safety data sheets:  a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop  Employees used hazardous chemicals including but not limited to 90 Line Bases and Colors containing titanium dioxide and barium sulfate to spray paint cars, without the employer providing adequate safety training and information on the hazards of these chemicals.  Condition observed on or about 5/8/2019  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $690 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and on an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred as required by 29 CFR 1960.8(b):    a) 811 New Brunswick Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065 - Auto body and Mechanic shop    All work-related injuries occurring in 2019 were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log within seven (7) calendar days of the employer receiving information that the injury occurred.    Condition noted on or about 3/05/2019.