OSHA Inspection: E & B FUTURES, LLC

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Painting booth area: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by requiring employees to wear tight fitting respirators when painting and doing vehicle body work. The employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for employees required to wear half face piece negative pressure respirators.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 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:  a) Body Shop: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear half-mask negative pressure elastomeric respirators when painting and doing automotive body work. The employer had not provided employees with medical evaluation to determine whether they were medically able to use respirators.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Body shop: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear half face negative pressure respirators when painting and performing body work on vehicles. The employer had not provided employees with fit testing prior to initial use of the respirators.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-22 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:  a) Body shop: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from wearing half-mask negative pressure respirator as required by the employer when painting and doing vehicle body work. The employer did not provide employees with comprehensive, understandable respiratory protection training as required by the standard.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Body Shop: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by failing to provide employees who voluntarily wear N 95 dust masks with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a) Painting area: On or about June 29, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that the respirator with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Body Shop: On or about, June 29, 2022, and at times prior, thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were required to handle products that contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to automotive paint and automotive body repair adhesives. The employer had not provided employees with a written hazard communications program.

Issued

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-26 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:  a) Body Shop: On or about, June 29, 2022, and at times prior, thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were required to use products that contained hazards chemicals such as but not limited to automotive paint and automotive body adhesives. The employer did not provide employees with hazard communications training as required by the standard.