OSHA Inspection: REVOLUTION GRANITE, LLC

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    (a)  Location - Establishment  On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not develop and implement a noise monitoring program for the employee that cuts, grinds, polishes granite countertops.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) Location - Establishment  On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for an employee required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while cutting, grinding and polishing granite.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:    (a) Location - Establishment  On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards for respirable crystalline silica exposure for the employee that cuts, grinds and polishes granite countertops.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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) Location - Establishment On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for the employee required to use a filtering facepiece respirator for exposure to respirable crystalline silica while cutting, grinding and polishing granite countertops.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Location - Establishment On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not perform fit testing for an employee required to wear a tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirator while cutting, grinding, and polishing granite countertops.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Location - Establishment On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not provide training for the employee required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while cutting, grinding, and polishing granite countertops.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a)  Location - Establishment  On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not provide training and certify completion for the forklift operator that transports slabs of granite.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:    (a) Location - Establishment  On or about 4/26/13, the employer had not developed, implemented and/or maintained a written hazard communication program for the employee that fabricates granite countertops using hazardous materials including, but not limited to, Tenax Pectro Sealer [1-methoxy-2-propanol], Tenax Hydrex Impregnator [1,2-dichloropropane, naphta petroleum] and acetone.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 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:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not maintain copies of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used in the fabrication of granite countertops including, but not limited to, Tenax Pectro Sealer [1-methoxy-2-propanol], Tenax Hydrex Impregnator [1,2-dichloropropane, naphta petroleum] and acetone.

Issued

Aug 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 18, 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:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 4/26/13, the employer did not provide effective training to the employee that fabricates granite countertops using hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to,Tenax Pectro Sealer [1-methoxy-2-propanol], Tenax Hydrex Impregnator [1,2-dichloropropane, naphta petroleum] and acetone.