OSHA Inspection: SPRINGHETTI LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE INC.

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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:    a)  On or about 10/29/2014, the employer had not developed or implemented a written respiratory protection program when employees were required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators when dust was being generated during cutting of concrete and brick on work sites.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (l) must be covered in a respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to, the following:    1)  Written program  2)  Respirator selection  3)  Medical evaluation  4)  Fit testing  5)  Training on use, maintenance and care  6)  Program evaluation

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a)  On or about 10/29/2014, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine employees' abilities to use respirators when employees were required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators when dust was generated during concrete and brick cutting.

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a)  On or about 10/29/2014, the employer did not ensure employees passed a QLFT or QNFT when employees were required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators when dust was generated during concrete and brick cutting.

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  a)  On or about 10/29/2014, the employer did not provide respirator training when employees were required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators when dust was generated during concrete and brick cutting.

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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:    a)  On or about 10/29/2014, the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program when employees worked with hazardous chemicals in their work areas such as cleaning products, hydraulic fluids, automotive grease/oil, dust generated during cutting of concrete and brick, and pesticides.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to, the following:    1)  Written program  2)  Labeling  3)  Chemical list and SDS collection  4)  Employee information and training

Issued

2015-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about 10/29/2014, employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemical in their work areas at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical was introduced into their work area for chemicals such as cleaning products, hydraulic fluids, automotive grease/oil, dust generated during cutting of concrete and brick, and pesticides.