OSHA Inspection: TALGO, INC

Issued

Oct 25, 2024

Abate by

Dec 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,816 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  An audiometric testing program was not established and maintained by making audiometric testing available for employees performing required duties with noise exposures that exceeded 85 dBA for an 8-hour time weighted average (8-hr TWA).  The following employees with exposures that exceeded an 85 dBA 8-hr TWA had not participated in an audiometric testing program, had not been offered an audiometric test and had not received an audiometric test:   (a) On or about August 14, 2024, an Abrasive Blasting employee was exposed to noise at 75.2% of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 87.9 dBA, as measured over 461 minutes of sampling. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 89.7 dBA accounting for period of 19 minutes unmonitored.

Issued

Oct 25, 2024

Abate by

Nov 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,816 · Current $4,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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) On or about May 31, 2024, the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program for employees using respiratory protection (Supplied Air & Elastomeric) under required use for paint and abrasive blasting activities.

Issued

Oct 25, 2024

Abate by

Dec 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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 May 31, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees utilizing half mask and supplied air respiratory protection during abrasive blasting and painting operations, received medical evaluations.

Issued

Oct 25, 2024

Abate by

Dec 13, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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):  (a) On or about May 31, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees utilizing elastomeric (3M half mask) respiratory protection during painting operations, received fit testing.

Issued

Oct 25, 2024

Abate by

Oct 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about May 31, 2024, employees engaged in painting operations utilized elastomeric respiratory protection (3M half mask) with facial hair that interfered with the seal and valve function.