OSHA Inspection: PROGRESSIVE CONCEPTS, INC.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $1,950 Reduced

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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:  (i) Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace; (ii) Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; (iii) Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; (iv) Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; (v) Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators; (vi) Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; (vii) Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; (viii) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and (ix) Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory program for employees required employees to wear the Nice Shield NDS802D full-face supplied-air respirator, Binks half-mask respirator #40-128, the 3M 7500 half-mask respirator, and the Yichita N95 filtering facepiece when working with zinc chromate, Camie 303, BSI instacure, and Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer Thinner.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(ii): General requirements. The employer shall select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in compliance with the conditions of its certification.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the the Nice Shield NDS802D full-face supplied-air respirator provided by the employer for employees spraying zinc chromate was not NIOSH certified.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06891380P218

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29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii): Selection of respirators. This paragraph requires the employer to evaluate respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, identify relevant workplace and user factors, and base respirator selection on these factors. The paragraph also specifies appropriately protective respirators for use in IDLH atmospheres, and limits the selection and use of air-purifying respirators. General requirements. The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazards for chemicals including but not limited to Skilcraft So-Sure Primer Primer Coating (Zinc Chromate), BSI Insta-Cure Cyanoacrylate, Duracryl DTL105 Acrylic Thinner, and Camie 303, which are used by employees when refurbishing plane interiors.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): For protection against gases and vapors, the employer shall provide: If there is no ESLI appropriate for conditions in the employer's workplace, the employer implements a change schedule for canisters and cartridges that is based on objective information or data that will ensure that canisters and cartridges are changed before the end of their service life. The employer shall describe in the respirator program the information and data relied upon and the basis for the canister and cartridge change schedule and the basis for reliance on the data.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the employer did not provide change schedules for cartridges used with the Binks half-mask respirator #40-128 and the 3M 7500 half-mask respirator with organic vapor (OV) cartridges for employees using spray paint chemicals and using BSI Instacure Cyanoacrylate.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): Medical evaluation. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. Accordingly, this paragraph specifies the minimum requirements for medical evaluation that employers must implement to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator. 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 November 14, 2025, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators including but not limited to the Nice Shield NDS802D full-face supplied-air respirator, Binks half-mask respirator #40-128, the 3M 7500 half-mask respirator, and the Yichita N95 filtering facepiece.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Fit testing. This paragraph requires that, before an employee may be required to use any respirator with a negative or positive pressure tight-fitting facepiece, the employee must be fit tested with the same make, model, style, and size of respirator that will be used. This paragraph specifies the kinds of fit tests allowed, the procedures for conducting them, and how the results of the fit tests must be used. 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 November 14, 2025, the employer had not provided fit-tests for employees wearing tight-fitting respirators which include but are not limited to the Nice Shield NDS802D full-face supplied-air respirator, the Binks half-mask respirator #40-128, the 3M 7500 half-mask respirator, and the Yichita N95 filtering facepiece.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(i)(1)(ii): Compressed breathing air shall meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air described in ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification for Air, G-7.1-1989, to include:  (A) Oxygen content (v/v) of 19.5-23.5%; (B) Hydrocarbon (condensed) content of 5 milligrams per cubic meter of air or less; (C) Carbon monoxide (CO) content of 10 ppm or less; (D) Carbon dioxide content of 1,000 ppm or less; and (E) Lack of noticeable odor.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the employer provided an employee, who wore a tight-fitting supplied air respirator to spray zinc chromate, with compressed air that did not meet the requirements for Grade D breathing air in that the Monster Air compressor SN A23S081 was labeled as not being  safe to be used as breathing air as its use could cause severe injury or death.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so. The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:  (i) Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator; (ii) What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are; (iii) How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions; (iv) How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator; (v) What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator; (vi) How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and (vii) The general requirements of this section.  a) On or about November 14, 2025, the employer did not provide effective training to employees as per 1910.134(k)(1)(i) to (vii) who wore the Nice Shield NDS802D full-face supplied-air respirator, Binks half-mask respirator #40-128, the 3M 7500 half-mask respirator, and the Yichita N95 filtering facepiece when performing interior refurbishment of airplanes.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer shall perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where an employer does representative sampling instead of sampling all employees in order to meet this requirement, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest chromium (VI) exposures.  a) On or about November 15, 2025, the employer did not conduct initial air monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure to hexavalent chromium for employees spraying Skilcraft So Sure Primer Coating (Zinc Chromate) when refurbishing airplane interiors.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

Jul 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,950 Reduced

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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 November 14, 2025, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals which include but are not limited to Skilcraft So Sure Primer zinc chromate (carcinogen), Camie 303 (pulmonary edema), BSI Instacure (thermal burns), and Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer Thinner (respiratory hazard).

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

May 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 November 14, 2025, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on chemicals including but not limited to Skilcraft So Sure Primer zinc chromate (carcinogen), Camie 303 (pulmonary edema), BSI Instacure (thermal burns), and Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer Thinner (respiratory hazard) at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

Mar 25, 2026

Abate by

May 11, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 November 14, 2025, the employer did not certify in writing that they had completed a workplace hazard assessment to determine what personal protective equipment would protect employees from the hazards identified in the workplace for job tasks including but not limited to refurbishing the interiors of the airplanes.