OSHA Inspection: TODAY'S AUTO BODY

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $3374.00 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:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, a respiratory protection program was not implemented for auto body technicians that use tight-fitting respirators.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, the workplace was not evaluated for hazards that respiratory protection would protect against.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 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:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, employees wearing tight-fitting respirators were not medically evaluated for the use of half face elastomeric respirators.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, employees using tight-fitting respirators in the workplace were not trained on the care, maintenance, and use of the respirators that they use.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $2699.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, employees were not trained on the use of fire extinguishers that were used to fight a fire located in the spray booth located in the shop.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $2699.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(j)(3)(i): The drying space was not thoroughly ventilated before the heating system could be started:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA  a) On or about 2/3/20, the spray booth was not thoroughly ventilated prior to the start of the heating system. A fire ocurred behind the panels of the booth.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $757.00 · Current $379.00 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:  99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, a hazard communication program meeting the 2012 GHS updates was not developed and implemented at the facility.

Issued

2020-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   99 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150  On or about 2/4/20, employees were not trained on hazardous chemicals located at the workplace, including, but not limited to paints used to paint automobiles.