OSHA Inspection: F.D. RANDALL & ASSOCIATES INC.

Issued

May 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Job site - Employee required to wear a respirator for manual scraping of lead paint had not had a medical evaluation to determine ability to use a respirator.

Issued

May 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    Job site - Employee required to wear a respirator for manual scraping of lead paint had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

May 1, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    Job site - An initial determination for lead had not been conducted where manual scraping of paint containing lead was being performed.

Issued

May 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:      Job site - A written respirator program had not been developed and implemented.    Abatement Note:  Written program shall include the provisions in 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) as applicable, and the program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.      (i)    Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;  (ii)   Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;  (iii)   Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;  (iv)  Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;  (v)   Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;   (vi)   Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;  (vii)  Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  (viii) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and  (ix)   Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.