OSHA Inspection: CIH PROPERTIES INC

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or permitted to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Workplace - Maintenance workers permitted to wear MSA half-face respirators while conducting various tasks, including but not limited to landscaping operations, had not been provided a medical evaluation, on or about August 13, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  (a) Workplace -  Maintenance workers conducting various tasks including but not limited to plumbing repair were not informed and trained on the hazards in using Black Swan PVC Cement, a product containing the hazardous chemical  tetrahydrofuran, on or about August 13, 2014.                                                           Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  (a) Maintenance Shop - A spray bottle container used by the maintenance workers was observed not having a label or marking identifying the contents or its hazards, on or about August 13, 2014.                                                          Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Workplace -Material Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemical products used by maintenance workers, including but not limited to Black Swan PVC Cement, were not maintained, on or about August 13, 2014.                                           Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 16, 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:  (a) Workplace -  Maintenance workers conducting various tasks including but not limited to plumbing repair were not informed and trained on the hazards in using Black Swan PVC Cement, a product containing the hazardous chemical  tetrahydrofuran, on or about August 13, 2014.                                                           Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 1, 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:   (a) Workplace  -  The employer had not provided Respiratory Protection Appendix D information to workers permitted to wear MSA Model 817664 half-face tightfitting with cartridges and 3M Model 8246 filtering facepiece respirators while conducting various operations including but not limited to landscaping, on or about August 13, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes:  (a) Workplace - Maintenance employees who routinely traveled through the basement lobby to dispose of trash where ductwork insulation containing 40% chyrsotile asbestos ran overhead, were not trained in asbestos awareness,  on or about August 13, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.