OSHA Inspection: DENVILLE BEAR & BODY SERVICE INC

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  The employer did not fully implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear a 3M PAPR (powered-air purifying respirator) and 3M full-face respirators during spray painting operations.   Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  Employer did not did not provide medical evaluations of employees required to wear 3M PAPR and 3M full-face respirators while spray painting Standox automotive paint compounds containing xylene of mixed isomers.   Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  Employer did not did perform annual fit-testing for employees required to wear 3M full-face respirators while spray painting Standox automotive paint compounds containing xylene of mixed isomers.    Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  The employer failed to require that workers were clean shaven when required to use 3M full face respirators during spray painting operations which can compromise facepiece to face seal.  Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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:  a) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  Employer did not did not provide annual training to include but not limited to the use, care and limitations of respirators, to employees required to wear 3M PAPR and 3M full-face respirators while spray painting Standox automotive paint compounds containing xylene of mixed isomers.   Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $1748.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  Employer did not develop and fully implement a written hazard communication program for employees performing tasks including, but not limited to, spray painting Standox automotive paint compounds containing xylene of mixed isomers.    Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0440228024602590

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:  a) 297 Route 46, Denville, NJ 07834.  Employer did not did not provide training on the hazards of the chemicals employees work with to include but not limited to those employees spray painting Standox automotive paint compounds containing xylene of mixed isomers.    Violation occurred on or about 1/30/2020.