| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2012-03-07
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| Case Closed |
2012-08-22
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
185271 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
994.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
1530.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-06-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 03/07/2012, at establishment for employees who wear respiratory protection while painting and servicing automobiles. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. The written program lacked details for all of the following provisions of the standard: (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 the atmosphere-supplying respirator used in the paint spray booth; (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. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-06-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-08-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (a) On or about 03/07/2012, at autobody shop for technician prepping cars for painting, while wearing a half-facepiece, 3M N95 particulate respirator on a voluntary basis. Technician was not provided information on proper use, maintenance and precautions to take while wearing the respirator. ABATEMENT CERTIFCATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-08-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 03/07/2012, at establishment, for auto technician who wear a tight-fitting, 3M 2097 and 8511 half-facepiece respirators and Survivair, half-facepiece air-purifying respirator with organic vapor and particulate cartridges while painting and performing other maintenance activities on automobiles. No documentation confirming that a medical evaluation was completed prior to allowing employees to wear the respirator(s) was available. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-08-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 03/07/2012, at establishment, for painter and an auto technician who use a tight-fitting respirator while painting or servicing automobiles. Documentation that fit-testing is done annually was not provided by employer. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 G01 I A |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-06-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-08-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)[A]: The employer permited respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function: (a) On or about 03/07/2012, at establishment, for auto technician with a beard and mustache who wears an N95 particulate respirator while performing auto maintenance. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-06-08 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-08-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) On or about 03/07/2012, at establishment, for auto technician who was using Service Pro, Non-chlorinated Brake Cleaner that contained the flammable organic solvent, acetone. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. |
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