OSHA Inspection: SFI, INC.

Issued

2024-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2903.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer:  a.) On or about January 31, 2024, in the paint booth area: an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards, in that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was not developed for an employee required to wear a 3M 6100 half-faced respirator with organic vapor cartridges when spraying paints containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, Toluene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, and alcohols.

Issued

2024-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2460

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.) On or about January 31, 2024, in the paint booth area: an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing a 3M 6100 half-faced respirator with organic vapor cartridges when spraying paints containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, Toluene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, and alcohols and a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use the respirator was not performed.

Issued

2024-05-07 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.) On or about January 31, 2024, in the paint booth area: an employee was exposed to respiratory hazards while being required to wear a 3M 6100 half face respirator while spraying painting chemicals such as, but not limited to, Toluene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone and alcohols and the employer had not provided a fit test.