OSHA Inspection: T NORTHGATE MALL LLC

Issued

2014-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: (Construction Reference 1926.103)   (a)    Employees voluntarily wore 3M negative pressure respirators with P100 organic vapor cartridges without receiving a medical evaluation exposing them to pulmonary and cardiovascular stressors and the employer did not ensure that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained properly.

Issued

2014-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  (a) On or about October 1, 2014 and at times prior, employees were using a Husqvarna K 760 cut off saw to cut a hole approximately five feet by five feet by eight inches deep for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit in the roof of the theatre connector over a period of approximately a week which generated considerable amounts of particulate.

Issued

2014-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  (a) On or about October 1, 2014, employees were permitted to wear 3M elastomeric half mask respirators when the employer did not provide information in Appendix D.