OSHA Inspection: DAVE HOPKINS

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer had not developed, implemented, or maintained a written hazard communication program.  The employer worked with paint containing lead during window restoration activities.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals to an employee working with paint containing lead during window restoration activities.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Lead hazards were communicated to employee(s): reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects.  (a) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer did not provide effective information and training on lead, including health hazards, to an employee working with paint containing lead during window restoration activities.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person   (a) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, material, and equipment were not made by a competent person.  Inspection of the jobsite by a competent person would have identified the presence for lead and the need for additional training.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(3)(i): The employer did not monitor employee exposures and did not base the initial determinations on the employee exposure monitoring results and any of the relevant considerations described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(3)(i)(A) through (C):  (a) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer did not ensure that initial monitoring was conducted to evaluate employee exposures to airborne lead.  An employee performed dry scraping and sanding of leaded paint during window restoration activities and no initial monitoring had been conducted to evaluate employee exposures.activities.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer did not ensure that an employee onsite was medically able to wear their 3M 2091 half mask respirator nor had the employer ensured that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and mainted as to avoid becoming a hazard to the user.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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) David Hopkins dba Denver Historic Window at 2833 Curtis Street, Denver CO 80205:  On or about January 7th, 2014, the employer did not ensure that an employee onsite working with paint containing lead during window restoration activities was presented with the information contained within Appendix D for voluntary usage of a 3M 2091 half mask respirator.