OSHA Inspection: BARNES SERVICES & SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,424 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c):The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  On and before February 16, 2022, the employer did not develop and implement a written respirator protection program with worksite- specific procedures and elements for painter(s) that are required to use a half-mask respirator.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

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:(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION/CONDITION) (DESCRIBE HAZARD) Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  On and before February 16, 2022, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a half mask respirator prior to the use of it.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

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 and before February 16, 2022, employees using a half mask respirators were not required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator that passed the appropriate qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

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 February 16, 2022, the employer did not provide a comprehensive, understandable training for an employee that used a half mask respirator.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,424 Reduced

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:  On and before February 16, 2022, employee used a half mask respirator, while applying Butler Gray Primer and red Oxide Pipe Primer with a spray gun, and the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,424 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  On and before February 16, 2022, an electrical power tap was not used  according to listing and labeling requirement when it provided service to an electrical drill and an electrical stand spray gun.

Issued

Mar 18, 2022

Abate by

May 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,616 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii):Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  On or about October 5, 2022, flexible extension cord used to power an electrical fan was used with a lack of a strain relief that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to the terminal screws.    On or about October 5, 2022, a flexible cord was used to power an arc welding machine that did not have strain relief that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to the terminal screws.