MANCHESTER, CT —
OSHA Inspection: APARTMENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of APARTMENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC. in 48 SPENCER STREET, MANCHESTER, CT 06040 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 339779951.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APARTMENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 48 SPENCER STREET
- City
- MANCHESTER
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06040
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 280254, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238350
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
00400420
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 (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, a written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented to protect employees required to use North 30L P/N 550-TL, half face, negative pressure. Employees used the respirator while working with chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
004004202150
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, employees required to use North 30L P/N 5500-TL, half face, negative pressure respirators had not been trained on the proper use and care of a respirator. Employees wore the respirator while using chemicals including, but not limited to Kilz primer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
004004202150
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 (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, employees required to use North 30L P/N 5500-TL, half face, negative pressure respirators, were not medically evaluated prior to using the respirator. Employees used the respirators while working with chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
042021509685S227
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) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program. Painters and maintenance employees worked with a variety of chemicals such as, but not limited to bleach, which contained sodium hypochlorite, paint, which contained styrene, and thinners which contained acetone.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use (Construction Reference: 1926.59): (a) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, a material safety data sheet was not available for Easy Sand 20, which contains crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
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) Squire Village Apartments - Painting Operations: On or about March 4, 2014, employees who worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Easy Sand 20, which contains crystalline silica, had not received training on the hazards associated with the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339779951.
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