OSHA Inspection: TIRE SERVICES COMPANY

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  An effective hearing conservation program which included noise monitoring, audiometric testing of employees and training of employees as detailed in the standard was not instituted by the Tire Services Company.  Note: The 8-hour TWA sound level of 85 dBA that triggers the requirement for a hearing conservation program (HCP) can be adjusted for work shifts less than or greater than 8 hours. When making the adjustment, the following formula is used: AL = 90 + 16.61 log [50/12.5 (hours)].  Affected employees were exposed to continuous noise levels over a 12-hour work shift.  Therefore, the TWA sound level that triggers the requirement for a HCP is adjusted or reduced for the affected employees to 82.1 dBA.  a. Rim Repair Area - On or about March 17, 2021, an employee  operating the Rimm Kleen machine was exposed to continuous noise levels at 95.9% of the action level 8-hour time-weight average sound level of 85 dBA.  The equivalent dBA level of 95.9% is approximately 89.7 dBA. The sampling was performed for 436 minutes during one shift on March 17, 2021.

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:  a. Paint Booth Area -  On or about March 4, 2021, an employee electrostatic spray-painting tire rims in the spray booth was provided a half-face tight-fitting respirator with organic vapor/P95 cartridge for voluntary use. The employer did not establish and implement a written respirator program that includes at a minimum, the following elements:  (i) Medical evaluations to ensure employees are medically able to use a respirator.  (ii) Procedures for cleaning, storing, and maintaining the respirator to prevent a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a. Buffer Room - On or about March 1, 2021, the employer failed to ensure energy control procedure was developed and documented for the control of hazardous energy when an employee was engaged in a service and/or maintenance task on the Oliver Buffer Machine.

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  a. Shop Area - On or about November 13, 2020, the employer did not complete a written certification of the personal protective equipment assessment.

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Paint Booth Area - On or about March  4, 2021, an employee electrostatic spray-painting tires rims with paint was provided half-face tight-fitting respirators with organic vapor/P95 cartridge for voluntary use. The employer did not provide the information contained in 29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix D ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").

Issued

Apr 6, 2021

Abate by

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a. Shop Area - On or about November 13, 2020, the employer failed to provide prior certification of forklift training that included the name of the operator(s), the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.