OSHA Inspection: CONCRETE FINISHER GROUP INC.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Concrete Finisher Group Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number 		Item Number			Abatement Date  01			01a				8/13/2012  01			01b				8/13/2012  01			01c				8/13/2012  01			02a				8/13/2012  01			02b				8/13/2012  01			03a				8/13/2012  01			03b				7/09/2012  01			03c				7/09/2012    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.103: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.134 of this chapter.    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 did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program:    a) The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:    1)   Procedures for selecting respirators;  2)   Worksite specific procedures;  3)   Medical evaluations;  4)   Fit testing procedures;  5)   Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency;  6)   Procedures and schedules for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators;  7)   Employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper use and limitations of respirators;  8)   Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.    The employer required employees to wear a 3M 8210 Plus N95 two strap filtering face piece respirator to protect the employees from crystalline silica dust, while removing carpeting from concrete balconies and preparing them for painting by grinding the surface with electric hand grinders.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.103: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.134 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    a) The employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards associated with removing carpeting from concrete balconies and preparing them for painting by grinding the surface with electric hand grinders, where the dust contains up to 40% crystalline silica quartz.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.103: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.134 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):    a) The employer required employees to wear a 3M 8210 Plus N95 two strap filtering face piece respirator while removing carpeting from concrete balconies and preparing them for painting by grinding the surface with electric hand grinders and did not provide respirator training.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.103: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.134 of this chapter.    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) The employer required employees to wear a 3M 8210 Plus N95 two strap filtering face piece respirator while removing carpeting from concrete balconies and preparing them for painting by grinding the surface with electric hand grinders and did not provide a medical evaluation.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.103: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.134 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were fit tested prior to the initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:    a) The employer required employees to wear a 3M 8210 Plus N95 two strap filtering face piece respirator to protect the employees from crystalline silica dust, while removing carpeting from concrete balconies and preparing them for painting by grinding the surface with electric hand grinders and they were not fit tested prior to initial use and annually thereafter.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.    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) will be met:    a) The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following:    1) Requirement for labeling of containers of hazardous chemicals;  2) Material safety data sheet availability;  3) Training of employees;  4) A complete list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace;  5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and  6) Methods to inform other employer(s) of material safety data sheet availability; the labeling system and any precautionary measures to protect employees.    Employees were exposed to hazardous materials, such as, but not limited to: crystalline silica dust from grinding concrete and toluene diisocyanate from BASF Sonoguard paint.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used:    a) A material safety data sheet was not available for the BASF Sonoguard Top Coat and Base Coat paint and the two part epoxy crack filler the employees were using to coat the concrete balconies.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    a) The employer provided for employee use two unlabeled five gallon buckets of a two part epoxy crack filler that employees were using to coat the concrete balconies.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).