OSHA Inspection: FOOTHILLS PAVING & MAINTENANCE, INC

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify or 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) Foothills Paving & Maintenance, Inc. @ 25 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80202: On and before 8/16/11, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards associated with respirable silica. Employees perform mechanical and physical removal of demolished concrete. This condition exposes employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    (a) Foothills Paving & Maintenance, Inc. @ 25 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80202: On and before 8/16/11, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program. Employees perform tasks which expose them to chemical hazards to include, but not limited to, respirable silica. This condition exposes employees to, including but not limited to, respiratory hazards.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals that were known to be present using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:    (a) Foothills Paving & Maintenance, Inc. @ 25 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80202: On and before 8/16/11, the employer did not maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals and/or products used at the facility or on the jobsite. Employees perform tasks which expose them to chemical hazards to include, but not limited to, respirable silica. This condition exposes employees to, including but not limited to, respiratory hazards.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:    (a) Foothills Paving & Maintenance, Inc. @ 25 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80202: On and before 8/16/11, the employer did not maintain material safety data sheets for chemicals and/or products for employees working in the field. Employees perform tasks which expose them to chemical hazards to include, but not limited to, respirable silica. This condition exposes employees to, including but not limited to, respiratory hazards.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals that were present in the workplace at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:     (a) Foothills Paving & Maintenance, Inc. @ 25 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80202: On and before 8/16/11, the employer did not provide employees with information regarding exposure to respirable silica. Employees are exposed to silica by mechanical and physical removal of concrete. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.