OSHA Inspection: CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES A DIVISION OF AUNT MARTHA'S YOUTH SERVICE CENTER, INC.

Issued

2013-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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) will be met.    On or about December 26th, 2012, an employee was dry cutting concrete to widen a doorway.  The concrete contained 10% crystalline silica quartz and the employer did not maintain a hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)    On or about December 26th, 2012, an employee was dry cutting concrete to widen a doorway.  The concrete contained 10% crystalline silica quartz and the employer did not maintain a copy of the required safety data sheet for the concrete material.

Issued

2013-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     On or about December 26th, 2012, an employee was dry cutting concrete to widen a doorway.  The concrete contained 10% crystalline silica quartz and the employer had not ensured that the employee doing the cutting and other employees around the work operation had been trained on the hazards of silica prior to the work being conducted.