OSHA Inspection: SIGNART COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    a) Flammable Storage Room; metal receptacle is not equipped with a cover and waste is not disposed of daily.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:      a) Throughout the establishment; the employer failed to adequately assess the workplace and have affected employees use identified PPE:  Such as, but not limited to eye protection for grinding, hearing protection for router operations, and protective clothing for welding.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant�s chemical state and physical form:  (a) Throughout the facility; the employer failed to evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazard(s):  Such as, but not limited to the "drying" area where items sit when removed from the spray booth and any possibility of spray booth exhaust re-circulating into the building.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

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) Spray booth operations; the employer failed to fit-test employees prior to the initial use of the One Man Full-Face Opti-Fit supplied Air System provided and required by the employer.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(i): Compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators were not so constructed and situated so as to prevent entry of contaminated air into the air-supply system:    (a) Spray Booth operations area; The employer has not guaranteed a clean air environment at all times.  In the current location, the pump is using air that could be contaminated by paint mixing operations or other harmful vapors and gases due to proximity to flammable/combustible storage and area of operations.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii): The compressor's sorbent bed and filters were not maintained and replaced or refurbished periodically as instructed by the manufacturer:  (a) Spray Booth area; The employer does not have any practice or schedule in place to maintain and/or replace filters according to the manufacturer's recommendations.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that the person authorized to perform the necessary sorbent bed and filter changes filled out a tag indicating by the signature and date that maintenance changes were performed:  (a) Spray Booth operations area; The employer does not maintain a tag at the compressor showing the most recent filter change date with signature of the authorized person.

Issued

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(7)(iii)(b): The rating of filters shall be governed by test data supplied by the manufacturer of the filter. A pressure gage shall be installed to show the pressure drop across the filters. This gage shall be marked to show the pressure drop at which the filters require cleaning or replacement. Filters shall be replaced or cleaned whenever the pressure drop across them becomes excessive or whenever the air flow through the face of the booth falls below that specified in Table G-10.   (a) Spray Booth operations area;  The employer failed to monitor and maintain the operation of a manometer pressure gage device along with test data by the manufacturer of the filters used in the spray booth to provide an adequate filter change schedule.