UNIVERSITY PARK, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: COST COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COST COMPANY in HENDERSON HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT BUILDING, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339754103.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COST COMPANY
- Site address
- HENDERSON HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT BUILDING
- City
- UNIVERSITY PARK
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16802
- Mailing
- 2400 ARDMORE BOULEVARD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- May 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103) (a) Henderson Health and Human Development Building, University Park, Pennsylvania - An employee used a 3M 6200 half mask respirator while spraying Tremco EXOAIR 120 SP asphalt based spray-on vapor barrier to the exterior of the building. The employer did not provide the employee with the information contained in Appendix D of the standard before allowing him to use the respirator, on or about May 1, 2014. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 used the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103) (a) Henderson Health and Human Development Building, University Park, Pennsylvania - An employee used a 3M 6200 half mask respirator while sprayingTremco EXOAIR 120 SP asphalt based spray-on vapor barrier to the exterior of the building. The employer did not provide the employee with a medical evaluation before giving him the respirator to wear, on or about May 1, 2014. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339754103.
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