OSHA Inspection: BLAST IT ALL MIDWEST CORP.

Issued

2014-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Blast It All Midwest Corp., West Chicago, Illinois, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation  Number        Item Number           Abatement Date    01                               01a                          06/23/2014  01                               01b                          06/23/2014    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

Hazardous substances 90139020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59 NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.     29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace an effective  written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:     a) Blast It All Midwest Corporation, West Chicago, Illinois, did not address respirable quartz silica, known human carcinogens to which employees may be exposed while performing flooring operations, in their Hazard Communication Program.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59 NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.     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) Blast It All Midwest Corporation, West Chicago, IL, did not include crystalline quartz silica, which is known human carcinogens, in their hazard communication training for employees.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2013-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90109020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 19129 CFR 1926.59 NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1200 of this chapter.   1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   a) Blast It All Midwest Corporation, West Chicago, IL, did not maintain in the work place and ensure ready accessibility/availability to the required safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals that employees use or are exposed to while at work sites, including the abrasive agents and shot blast used in the flooring operations.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).