OSHA Inspection: PARAMOUNT CONTRACTING, INC.

Issued

Dec 31, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)    Paramount Contracting, Inc. 8170 Perry Highway, Erie, PA, on or about November 21st, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Sheetrock brand Durabond 90 joint compound.  The company's Hazard Communication program was missing information in the section that covered Material Safety Data Sheets that included, but was not limited to, the following:     1)The method employees can utilize to obtain access to the Material Safety Data Sheets at a worksite other than via telephone and;    2) The back-up system to be used to obtain MSDSs in the event of a failure to the electronic equipment utilized to obtain MSDSs.

Issued

Dec 31, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)Paramount Contracting, Inc. 8170 Perry Highway, Erie, PA, on or about November 21st, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Sheetrock brand Durabond 90 joint compound.  A hazardous chemical list was not available to company employees as evidenced by the fact that, the hazardous chemical list was not at the worksite or part of the company's Hazard Communication Program.

Issued

Dec 31, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a.)  Paramount Contracting, Inc. 8170 Perry Highway, Erie, PA, on or about November 21st, 2013, and times prior thereto:  Company employees were working with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Sheetrock brand Durabond 90 joint compound.  Employees were not provided effective Hazard Communication training as evidence by the fact that employees were not aware of the following items:     1)  Operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and,     2)  The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list of hazardous chemicals, and material safety data sheets;     3)  The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.

Issued

Dec 31, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    a.)    Paramount Contracting, Inc. 8170 Perry Highway, Erie, PA, on or about November 21st, 2013, and times prior thereto - The OSHA Form 300 for calendar year 2013 did not provide specific detail, about the object/substance that directly injured or made the employee ill, in Column F.  Case number 166482 did not provide specific detail about the object/substance that directly injured or made the employee ill.