OSHA Inspection: BERKSHIRE CUSTOM COATING, INC.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances T405

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:    In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees are required to wear filtering facepiece device respirators (FFPD) when performing spraying and the employer did not establish and implement a written program necessary.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees were using a 3M half-face elastomeric respirator voluntarily while spraying coatings, and the employer did not establish those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using the respirator was medically able to do so, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees were required to use a filtering facepiece device respirator (FFPD) and the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace during spraying operations.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 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:  In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees were using required filtering facepiece device (N-95) respirators while spraying coatings, and the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 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):  In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees were using required filtering facepiece device respirators while spraying coatings, and the employer did not ensure the employees passed an appropriate QLFT or QNFT.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA: On or about 6/5/19, employees were using required filtering facepiece device respirators while spraying coatings and the employer did not provide comprehensive training initially or annually.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances T405

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:    In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA:  On or about 6/5/19, employees spraying coatings were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to PC-0200-L, containing triglycidyl isocyanurate, and 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.

Issued

2019-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  In the production area at 50 Downing Industrial Park Pittsfield, MA:  On or about 6/5/19, employees spraying coatings were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to PC-0200-L, containing triglycidyl isocyanurate, and the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.