OSHA Inspection: CLARK AND SHAW MONUMENT COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.    a) In the shop, on or about and at times prior to October 18, 2012, the employer did not administer a hearing conservation program for an employee exposed to a time weighted average (TWA) of 91.3 decibels on the A scale (dBA) or an equivalent dose of 120.2 % which exceeded the action level (AL) of 85 dBA, exposing the employee to hazards associated with hearing loss.  Sampling was performed for 379 minutes.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Dec 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,700

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):     In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).    a) In the shop, on or about and at times prior to October 18, 2012, the employer did not implement an effective respiratory protection program for an employee who was required to wear a filtering half-face respirator and who was overexposed to silica at an upper limit of 2.0186 milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m3) and a lower limit of 1.6414 mg/m3, which was over the permissible exposure limit of 1.36 mg/m3, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with respiratory illness.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Dec 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.    a) In the production area, on or about and at times prior to October 18, 2013, the employer did not ensure that an employee was not overexposed to silica at an upper limit of 2.0186 milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m3) and a lower limit of 1.6414 mg/m3 to a permissible exposure limit of 1.36 mg/m3, exposing the employee to respiratory illness.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICAION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a) In the shop, on or about and at times prior to October 18, 2012, the employer did not provide for a hazard communication program (HAZCOM) for an employee who worked with paint thinner while removing glue from unfinished stone products, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with chemical contact.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)    a) In the shop, on or about and at time prior to October 18, 2012, the employer did not maintain a copy of the safety data sheet for paint thinner used by an employee to remove glue from unfinished stone product, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with chemical contact.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 8, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    a) In the shop, on or about and at times prior to October 18, 2012, the employer did not provide for training on the hazards associated with paint thinner for an employee who used paint thinner to remove glue from unfinished stone product, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with chemical contact.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED