OSHA Inspection: BROWN'S MASONRY

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Abate by

Aug 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

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)  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace where employees were exposed to mortar (containing Portland cement) and respirable silica.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Abate by

Aug 5, 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)  Employees had not been provided information and training on hazardous chemicals as stipulated by subparagraphs (h)(2) and (h)(3) of this part.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees.  Such facilities were not in near proximity to the worksite and was not equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances:  (a)  Adequate washing facilities were not provided for employees who were potentially exposed to wet mortar which was being mixed and applied while performing mortar/block patchwork at the job site.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):   The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    (a) An employee who wore a disposable filtering facepiece respirator on a voluntary basis while chipping block and doing mortar/block patchwork had not been provided with the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED