OSHA Inspection: GEIGERS LANDSCAPE LLC

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).     WORKSHOP: The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessary and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE.   WORKSHOP: The employer had not trained the employees, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for PPE.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written worksite-specific respiratory protection program  and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear dust/filtering face piece during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cutting concrete, handling pesticides/fertilizers.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.  WORKSHOP:   The employer had not provided training and information prior to requiring employees to wear filtering dust mask respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cutting concrete, handling pesticides/fertilizers.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the filtering face piece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been medically evaluated for their ability prior to the employees wearing the respirator.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    WORKSHOP/YARD: The employer did not ensure through providing training and information that the operators of the powered industrial trucks (PIT) were competent to operate PITs safely at all times.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.  WORKSHOP/YARD:  The 1 Hyster 50 powered industrial truck (PIT) had the following defects:    1.    No capacity rating on the nameplate. 2.    Horn not operable. 3.    Back up lights not operable.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each 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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a work-site specific written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) gasoline and pesticides/fertilizers.

Issued

Jan 14, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP: The employer did not provide training and information to the employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) gasoline, pesticides and fertilizers on the chemical hazard communications.