OSHA Inspection: ALLJAX TRUCK REPAIR, INC.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $1348.00 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 are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer:  a.  Carport: On or about July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that employees were required to wear a respirator while painting garbage bins but the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 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. Carport: On or about July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer required the use of a respirator by employees without first providing a medical evaluation to determine if the employees were able to wear a respirator or not.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Carport: On or about July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that employees were required to wear a tight-fitting half-face respirator without first being fit tested.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   a.  Carport: On or about July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards, in that employees were required to wear a tight-fitting half-face respirator without first being provided training as required by the standard.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $388.00 · Current $252.00 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. Equipment Room:  On July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Behr exterior primer & paint which contains 2-ethylhexyl benzoate, diuron and crystalline silica, as well as gas, diesel, oil, bleach, in that a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   a. Equipment Room:  On or July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Behr exterior primer & paint which contains 2-ethylhexyl benzoate, diuron and crystalline silica, as well as gas, diesel, oil, bleach without maintaining safety data sheets on these chemicals as required by the standard.

Issued

2024-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-06 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. Equipment Room:  On or July 3, 2024 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Behr exterior primer & paint which contains 2-ethylhexyl benzoate, diuron and crystalline silica, as well as gas, diesel, oil, bleach without providing effective training on these hazardous chemicals.