OSHA Inspection: A & R BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

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) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top: An employee was required to use an AO Safety half-face elastomeric respirator and a medical evaluation was not provided, on or about January 22, 2015.                                                                             Abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 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):   a) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top: An employee was not fit-tested prior to using his respirator in the workplace, on or about January 22, 2015.                                   Abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top: An employee with facial hair was observed wearing a tight-fitting respirator, on or about January 22, 2015.                                                 Abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:   a) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top: An employee's respirator was observed to be in need of cleaning and disinfecting, on or about January 22, 2015.                                   Abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    a) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top: An employee was not provided with adequate training on the usage of respirators, on or about January 22, 2015.                                                                                                                 Abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   a) 201 Church Road, Mountain Top:  Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, chemicals such as XOP (Professional Farm & Implement Rust Preventive Enamel Paint & Primer), and the employer did not provide these employees with the required OSHA Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals training prior to the effective date of December 1, 2013, on or about January 22, 2015.                                                    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.