OSHA Inspection: NORTH STAR PAINTING SERVICES LLC

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i):     The employer did not initially determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:      Worksite:  The employer did not evaluate the worksite to determine if the employees would be exposed to lead hazards.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii):     The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:      Worksite:  The employer did not evaluate and sample the worksite to determine the employees exposure to lead and lead hazards.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(2)(i):     The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.62 to use a respirator:      Worksite:  The employer did not maintain a respiratory protection program when employees were provided with and required to wear respirators while performing lead abatement.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.      Worksite:  Employees who were performing work from a porch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet 8 inches.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:        Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that all employees had been trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize these hazards.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:      Worksite:  Employees who were sanding and removing paint from the roof porch roof were working from several step ladders which were being used in the closed position.

Issued

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6):     Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level:      Worksite:  Employees were standing on and working from several step ladders in the closed position which had been set up on the pitched portion of the porch roof.