OSHA Inspection: WEST FLORIDA CABINETS, INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced

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. On or about January 28, 2020, and at times prior, in the door and cabinet sanding department, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, filtering facepieces, during wood sanding operations, without a written respiratory protection program, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:   On or about January 28, 2020, and at times prior, in the door and cabinet sanding department, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, filtering facepieces, during wood sanding operations, and did not provide employees with NIOSH-certified face piece respiratory protection, exposing them to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

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:  On or about January 28, 2020, and at times prior, in the door and cabinet sanding department, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, filtering facepieces, during wood sanding operations, without first having these employees complete a medical evaluation, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):   On or about January 28, 2020, and at times prior, in the door and cabinet sanding department, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, filtering facepieces, during wood sanding operations, without first having these employees complete a fit test, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about January 28, 2020, and at times prior, in the door and cabinet sanding department, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, filtering facepieces, during wood sanding operations, without training prior to an employee's use of a respirator, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about January 28, 2020, and at times previously, throughout the facility, the employer required employees to store, transport and use hazardous chemical type fuels, wood putties and adhesives, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness.