Covid-19 OSHA Complaint, EAST BAY MACHINE & SHEET METAL CORPORATION, 1030 Shary Court, CONCORD, CA, 94518, USA

1030 Shary Court, Concord, 94518 California, United States

1. The employer did not ensure that there was a local exhaust system providing an air velocity of at least 100 feet per minute in the welding zones. Ref T8CCR 5150(a) 2. The employer did not ensure that there is a proper ventilation system in operation during spraying operations in the powder coating booth. Ref T8CCR 5153(b)(1). 3. The employer did not ensure employees are wearing facial coverings properly. Ref T8CCR 3205(c)(7)(A). REFERENCE T8CCR 5150. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Welding, Brazing and Cutting. (a) Mechanical Ventilation for Indoor Operations. Local exhaust systems providing a minimum air velocity of 100 lineal feet per minute in the welding zone shall be used except as otherwise specified by this Section. (1) Where local exhaust ventilation is not feasible, mechanical dilution ventilation sufficient to prevent exposures to concentrations of airborne contaminants from exceeding those specified in Section 5155 shall be provided. (2) Respiratory protective equipment, in accordance with Section 5144, shall be used when the methods described in paragraphs (a) and (a)(1) above are not feasible. (3) Where workplace monitoring records clearly demonstrate that exposure levels specified in Section 5155 are not exceeded, neither mechanical ventilation nor respiratory protective equipment is required. NOTE: Where workplace monitoring has demonstrated that exposure levels are not exceeded under the worst conditions, then the same data may be used under more favorable conditions. T8CCR 5153. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Spray Coating Operations. (b) Operation. (1) Mechanical ventilation shall be kept in operation at all times while spraying operations are being conducted and for a sufficient time thereafter to allow flammable vapors from drying coated articles and drying finishing material residue to be exhausted. T8CCR 3205. COVID-19 Prevention. (c) Written COVID-19 Prevention Program. Employers shall establish, implement, and maintain an effective, written COVID-19 Prevention Program, which may be integrated into the employer's Injury and Illness Program required by section 3203, or be maintained in a separate document. The written elements of a COVID-19 Prevention Program shall include: (7) Face coverings. (A) Employers shall provide face coverings and ensure they are worn by employees over the nose and mouth when indoors, when outdoors and less than six feet away from another person, and where required by orders from the CDPH or local health department. Employers shall ensure face coverings are clean and undamaged. Face shields are not a replacement for face coverings, although they may be worn together for additional protection. The following are exceptions to the face coverings requirement: 1. When an employee is alone in a room. 2. While eating and drinking at the workplace, provided employees are at least six feet apart and outside air supply to the area, if indoors, has been maximized to the extent possible. 3. Employees wearing respiratory protection in accordance with section 5144 or other title 8 safety orders. 4. Employees who cannot wear face coverings due to a medical or mental health condition or disability, or who are hearing-impaired or communicating with a hearing-impaired person. 5. Specific tasks which cannot feasibly be performed with a face covering. This exception is limited to the time period in which such tasks are actually being performed, and the unmasked employee shall be at least six feet away from all other persons unless unmasked employees are tested at least twice weekly for COVID-19. NOTE: CDPH has issued guidance for employers that identifies examples when wearing a face covering is likely not feasible.

Alleged Hazards: 3, Employees Exposed: 10
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2021-05-13