OSHA Inspection: PROFESSIONAL GRADE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.

Issued

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.   Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY. / 2nd and 3rd Floors  On or about: 11/12/14  a) Employees were working/walking next to unprotected windows without fall protection while exposed to a potential fall hazard up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY.  On or About: 11/12/2014  a) Employees were not trained to recognize fall hazards. Employees were working/walking next to unprotected windows without any fall protection while exposed to potential fall hazards of approximately 30 feet to ground below.

Issued

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.     Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY. / 2nd and 3rd Floors  On or about: 11/12/14   a) Employees used stairways which were not equipped with a handrail or stairrail  Employees use the stairway daily to access their work areas.

Issued

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.   Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY. / Roof  On or about: 11/12/14    b) The ladder used to access the roof did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY.  On or About: 11/12/2014   a) The employer did not implement and develop a written Hazard Communication Program for each employee exposed/using chemicals such but not limited to gasoline.

Issued

May 6, 2015

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.  Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY.  On or About: 11/12/2014   a) Employer did not maintain the required MSDS information sheets to his employees for on site reference of the chemicals on site such as but not limited to gasoline.

Issued

May 6, 2015

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)   Location: 340 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY.   On or About: 11/12/2014  a)The employer did not instruct and inform employees of the hazards for each employee exposed/using chemicals such as but not limited to gasoline.