OSHA Inspection: BERRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:    Paint line operations area: On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an undue physiological burden while voluntarily using 3M-facepiece respirators with cartridges during roller paint operations, without the employer effectively assessing worker health and capability to use the respirator.

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Paint line operations area:  On or about February 26, 2020, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an undue physiological burden, as the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory program such as, but not limited to, the information contained in Appendix D, medical evaluations, or maintenance of respirators for employees who voluntarily wear 3M half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-23 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:   Paint line operations area: On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an undue physiological burden while voluntarily wearing 3M half-facepiece respirators with cartridges to perform paint line operations, without a current medical evaluation provided to them.

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10409.00 · Current $6300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:    Paint line operations area: On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were performing paint, finish, and priming operations in the paint line work area without oversight from a qualified administrator trained in evaluating the effectiveness of the respiratory program being used.

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10409.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:      Paint line operations area: On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to chemical hazards while handling chemical products such as but not limited to BASF yellow primer and Permatreat 1500, without making a determination on the effectiveness of the nitrile gloves provided for wear.

Issued

2020-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $974.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:     Paint line operations area: On or about February 26, 2020 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing tight fitting half-mask respirators by request, when performing paint room operations without being provided applicable information on the limitations and care of the respirators being used.