OSHA Inspection: OGC CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 20, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents to demonstrate the abatement for the following serious violations:    a) The employer did not submit a written respiratory protection program.  b) The employer did not provide documentation on medical evaluations provided to employees.  c) The employer did not provide documentation that employees were fit tested on respirators.

Issued

Aug 27, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $250 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)       (a) A written respirator program was not established and implemented.  Employees were required to use respirators during asbestos abatement activities at scattered sites during residential renovation.  Other employees were voluntarily allowed to use elastomeric half face respirators.

Issued

Aug 27, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $250 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    (a)  Employees were not medically evaluated prior to respirator use.  Employees were required to use respirators during asbestos abatement activities at scattered sites during residential renovation.  Other employees were voluntarily allowed to use elastomeric half face respirators.

Issued

Aug 27, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f): The employee was required to use a respirator without being fit tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that was to be used: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  (a)  Employees were not fit tested before being issued a respirator.  Employees were required to use a respirators during asbestos abatement activities at scattered sites during residential renovation.  Other employees were voluntarily allowed to use elastomeric half face respirators.

Issued

Aug 27, 2013

Abate by

Sep 23, 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:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  (a)  Employees who were issued or allowed to wear a respirator were not given the basic advisory information on respirators of Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard.  Employees were required to use respirators during asbestos abatement activities at scattered residential renovation sites.  Other employees were voluntarily allowed to use elastomeric respirators.