OSHA Inspection: CAPEWAY ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Nov 21, 2013

Abate by

Dec 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.  The employer shall include in the program those provisions, as applicable, of this section outlined in 1910.134 (c)(1)(i) through (ix):    Worksite: When then employer supplied half-mask elastomeric respirators to employees as protection against silica-containing dust, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with site-specific procedures for employees to follow that would protect their health.

Issued

Nov 21, 2013

Abate by

Nov 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and provide an appropriate respirator based on the respiratory   hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and workplace and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    Worksite: When employees were issued, and wore, half-mask elastomeric respirators as protection against silica-containing dust, the employer did not supply the correct cartridges for the hazard encountered.  The cartridges used by employees used by the employees with these respirators were effective against solvent vapors, not silica-containing dusts.

Issued

Nov 21, 2013

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Worksite: When employees were issued, and used, half-mask elastomeric respirators as protection against silica-containing dusts, the employer did not conduct an evaluation that included a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to silica.

Issued

Nov 21, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have:   (A): Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function:     Worksite: The employer allowed employees with interfering facial hair to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators for protection against silica-containing dusts.  This facial hair can adversely affect respirator fit, reducing the effectiveness of the respirator's protection.