OSHA Inspection: JOMAC LTD.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $2,344 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use 3M 5300 half-facepiece respirators with organic vapor cartridges & P95 pre-filters while performing sanding and painting in the sanding & prep bay, paint booths and/or mixing areas.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $2,344 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not ensure that outlet boxes with unused openings in the sanding area were closed, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a hazard communication program on hazardous chemicals in the workplace such as, but not limited to, U350 Single Stage RM, E350 Epoxy Primer and solvents containing acetone.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication training program on hazardous chemicals in the workplace such as, but not limited to, U350 Single Stage RM, E350 Epoxy Primer and solvents containing acetone.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):  The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not verify a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 April 5, 2023, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators while preforming sanding and painting activities in the sanding & prep bay, paint booths and/or mixing areas.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.   a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use 3M 5300 half-facepiece respirators with organic vapor cartridges & P95 pre-filters while performing sanding and painting in the sanding & prep bay, paint booths and/or mixing areas were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirators.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have:   29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not prohibit the use of respirators with tight-fitting facepieces for employees with facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Jun 16, 2023

Abate by

Jul 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3): The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.  a) On or about April 5, 2023, the employer did not provide training on respiratory protection for employees required to use 3M 5300 half-facepiece respirators with w/ organic vapor cartridges & P95 pre-filters while preforming sanding and painting activities in the sanding & prep bay, paint booths and/or mixing areas.