OSHA Inspection: INOCENCIO FAJARDO

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a. Newbury Subdivision, Lot #4B, Regency Ave., Lawrenceville, GA (Jobsite) -  Employee were exposed to a fall hazard.  Employees were installing HardiePlank type siding to the exterior of the newly constructed residential home while working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 16 feet from ground level, without utilizing a means of fall protection, on or about February 8, 2013.

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a.  Newbury Subdivision, Lot #4B, Regency Ave., Lawrenceville, GA (Jobsite) - Employees were exposed to hazardous material.  Employees were required to cut cement fiber board siding, "HardiePlank", which contains silica, to various sizes and lengths for the installation of the siding on the exterior sides of the newly constructed residential home.  A written hazard communication program had not been developed to promote the safe handling and use of the hazardous material, on or about February 8, 2013.

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a.  Newbury Subdivision, Lot#4B, Regency Ave., Lawrenceville, GA (Jobsite) - Employees were exposed to hazardous material.  Employees were required to cut cement fiber broad siding, "HardiePlank, containing silica to various sizes and length for the installation of the siding on the exterior sides of the new home.  Material Safety Data Sheets were not maintained at the jobsite to inform employees on the hazards associated with hazardous chemical products the employees work with, on or about February 8, 2013.

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a.  Newbury Subdivision, Lot #4B, Regency Ave., Lawrenceville, GA (Jobsite) - Employees were exposed to a hazardous material.  Employees were required to cut cement fiber broad siding "HardiePlank" to various sizes and lengths for the installation of the siding on the exterior sides of the newly constructed residential home.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the specific hazards of the material and the proper use, storage, and handling of the cement fiber board siding containing silica, on or about February 8, 2013.