OSHA Inspection: RECCHIA CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: 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) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees exposed to silica, who are required to use 3M N-95 Tekk 8210 filtering face-pieces when performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold.         Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     a) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use 3M N-95 Tekk 8210 filtering face-pieces when performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold to protect them from airborne exposure to silica.         Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1910.103: The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face-piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):     a) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  The employer failed to ensure that employees who are required to use 3M N-95 Tekk 8210 filtering face-pieces were fit-tested before being exposed to silica when performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold .  Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k) as referenced by 29 CFR 1910.103:  The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable respirator training annually and/or more often if necessary:     a) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  The employer failed to train workers on the use, care and limitations of the 3M N-95 Tekk 8210 filtering facepiece respirators they were required to wear when exposed to silica during brick point work.  Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: 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) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  The employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to silica when performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold and who are required to use 3M N-95 Tekk 8210 filtering face-pieces.  Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not maintain in the worksite copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):   a) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  Employees performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold were not provided material safety data sheets  for cement/mortar which contains silica.  Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:    a) Brick point work on scaffolding, 131 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306.  Employees performing brick point work with grinders on a scaffold were not provided training on the hazards of the chemicals they work with including, but not limited to, silica.  Condition observed on or about 6/24/2013.