OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUM CONTRACTORS

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 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:   On or about June 17th 2014, at the above addressed job site, the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D to employees who were wearing a 3M half mask respirator with P100 filters while performing concrete demolition operations.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (Construction Reference 1926.103):  On or about June 17, 2014, at the above addressed job site, the employer did not evaluate silica as a respiratory hazard for employees performing concrete demolition operations.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 19, 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about June 17, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who were required to wear a 3M half mask respirator with P100 filters while performing concrete demolition operations.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Abate by

Nov 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)  On or about June 17 2014, at the above addressed job site,  the employer did not provide effective training to employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to silica when performing concrete demolition operations.