OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM CONCRETE WALLS, INC

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:  Note:  Failure to provide voluntary respirator users with a copy of Appendix D should be cited under 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6).    a)Construction Site Lot 234/235 Brookview, Wetumpka, AL:  On or about August 27th, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from waterproofing chemicals and voluntarily allowing employees to wear a tight fitting respirator without insuring the employee was medically able to use the respirator.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:      a)Construction Site Lot 234/235 Brookview, Wetumpka, AL:  On or about August 27th, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from waterproofing chemicals and voluntarily allowing employees to wear a tight fitting respirator without insuring the employee was medically able to use the respirator.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 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)Construction Site Lot 234/235 Brookview, Wetumpka, AL:  On or about August 27th, 2013 and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from waterproofing chemicals.  The employer did not assure that the respirator in itself would cause a health hazard to the employee.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)      Construction site Lot 234/235, Brookwood Ave.:  On or about August 27th, 2013, and prior to, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program and exposed employees to chemicals during work activities such as spraying the waterproofing chemical Tuff Dri on concrete foundations.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a)      Construction site Lot 234/235, Brookwood Ave.:  On or about August 27th, 2013, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards of unlabeled containers without identification of hazardous chemical including but not limited to:  75 gallon container that was unlabeled to contents of Tuff n Dri H8.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a)      Construction site Lot 234/235, Brookwood Ave.:  On or about August 27th, 2013, and prior to, the employer exposed employees chemical hazards of unlabeled containers without identification of hazards of the chemical including but not limited to:  75 gallon container that was unlabeled to contents of Tuff n Dri H8.

Issued

Oct 22, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 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:      a)      Construction site Lot 234/235, Brookwood Ave.:  On or about August 27th, 2013, and prior to, the employer exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards from conducting waterproof spraying with chemical Tuff n Dri H8 without documented training on Hazard Communication Program.