OSHA Inspection: PRIORITY ONE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about December 11, 2014, for employees required to wear tight fitting elastomeric respirators while installing Icynene Spray Foam Insulation the employer did not establish and implement procedures for fit testing, medical evaluation, grooming standards and developing a reasonable estimate of employee exposure in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1073

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)  On or about December 11, 2014, for employees exposed to respiratory hazards from Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate while applying Icynene Spray Foam Insulation, the employer did not have a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to the chemical while working in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about December 11, 2014, an employee was exposed to cardiovascular hazards where the employer did not determine the employee's ability to use a respirator through a medical evaluation while the employee was required to wear a tight fitting negative pressure respirator in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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): (Construction Reference 1926.103  On or about December 11, 2014, for employees exposed to respiratory hazards from Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate while applying Icynene Spray Foam Insulation where the employee was not fit tested with the respirator worn where the airborne concentrations during a sixteen minute sample measured 0.2839 mg/m3 in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1073

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about December 11, 2014, an employee wearing a tight fitting supplied air respirator was exposed to 0.2839 mg/m3 of Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate during a sixteen minute sample where the employee had approximately two weeks of facial hair growth between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 1073

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)  On or about December 11, 2014, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program that described how labeling, Material Safety Data Sheet availability and communication of the hazards of hazardous substances would be met for employees working with Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate which can cause respiratory and dermal sensitization in and near Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 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)  On or about December 11, 2014, employees were not trained on the hazards of Icynene Spray Foam Insulation which contains Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate which can cause respiratory and dermal sensitization while preparing the product for use and installing the product in and near Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 1073

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:  On or about December 11, 2014, an employee was exposed to 1.42 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.2 mg/m3 of Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate during a sixteen minute sample while applying Icynene Spray Foam Insulation in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1073

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):  On or about December 11, 2014, an employee was exposed to 0.2839 mg/m3 of Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate during a sixteen minute sample while applying Icynene Spray Foam Insulation where the employer had not implemented feasible and effective engineering controls in the basement of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  On or about December 11, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical hazards while working near the supplied air compressor with an improperly insulated electrical supply cord of approximately 110 volts outside of Dorsey Hall in the vicinity of 11 North Fisher Avenue in Oxford, Ohio.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  On or about February 20, 2014, the employer did not keep and maintain 300 logs or an equivalent.