OSHA Inspection: BRIGHTBILL BODY WORKS, INC.

Issued

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer required the use of tight-fitting elastomeric half facepiece respirators and did not have a written respiratory protection program which was established and implemented in the workplace.   No abatement documentation or certification is required.

Issued

2023-05-24 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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer required the use of tight-fitting elastomeric half facepiece respirators for activities involving sanding, grinding, and painting, and did not provide medical evaluations 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.   No abatement documentation or certification is required.

Issued

2023-05-24 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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer required the use of tight-fitting elastomeric half facepiece respirators during activities involving sanding, grinding, and painting, and did not provide fit-testing prior to initial use of the respirator.   No abatement documentation or certification is required.

Issued

2023-05-24 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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer required the use of tight-fitting elastomeric half facepiece respirators during activities involving sanding, grinding, and painting, and the employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which occurred at least annually.   No abatement documentation or certification is required.

Issued

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for the use of hazardous chemicals throughout the body shop and paint booth.  No abatement documentation or certification is required.

Issued

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2023-05-24 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.) Brightbill Body Works, Inc. located at 2701 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not provide employees that routinely use hazardous chemicals with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in use within 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.   No abatement documentation or certification is required.