OSHA Inspection: C. H. BRADSHAW CO.

Issued

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $1561.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 91309135A100A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    a. On or about November 19, 2020, a respiratory protection program was not implemented to require the use of a respirator to protect employees from being overexposed to nuisance dust while repairing truck tanks. The employer did not ensure that employees required to use a respirator were medically able to use that respirator, were fit tested to ensure the respirator correctly fit and were properly trained to ensure the respirator was properly used, stored and maintained.

Issued

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 91309135A100A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2): Other substances -- 8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.     On or about November 19, 2020, an employee welding inside of a truck tank and acting as an attendant for grinding was exposed to respirable nuisance dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limit (TWA) for the permissible exposure limit provided in Table Z-1:  a. An employee performing tank repair duties was exposed to an 8-hour TWA for respirable nuisance particles of 7.8 milligrams per cubic meter air during a 312 minute sampling period. This exposure level was 1.56 times the calculated permissible exposure limit of 5.00 milligrams per cubic meter air. Zero exposure was assumed for the 168 minutes that were not sampled.

Issued

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 91309135A100A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e): To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134. [71 FR 16673, April 3, 2006]   On or about November 19, 2020, an employee working in the tank area was exposed to respirable nuisance dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limit (TWA) for the permissible exposure limit provided in Table Z-1:  a. An employee welding inside of a truck tank and acting as an attendant for grinding was exposed to an 8-hour TWA for respirable nuisance particles of 7.8 milligrams per cubic meter air during a 312 minute sampling period. This exposure level was 1.56 times the calculated permissible exposure limit of 5.00 milligrams per cubic meter air. Zero exposure was assumed for the 168 minutes that were not sampled.

Issued

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 91309135A100A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard")  a. On or about November 19, 2020 an employee was wearing a filtering face piece voluntarily without being given Appendix D exposing the employee to unknown limitations and hazards of the face piece.

Issued

2021-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 91309135A100A110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).    a. On or about November 19, 2020 an employee was wearing a filtering face piece voluntarily without being given a medical evaluation or medical questionnaire.