WOONSOCKET, RI —
OSHA Inspection: FREEPORT GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of FREEPORT GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC. in 66 MORIN HEIGHTS BLVD., WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 340204387.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FREEPORT GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- 66 MORIN HEIGHTS BLVD.
- City
- WOONSOCKET
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02895
- Mailing
- 8 REMINGTON STREET, NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236118
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 G02 I
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(2)(i): Appropriate surveillance was not maintained of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress. When there is a change in work area conditions or degree of employee exposure or stress that may affect respirator effectiveness, the employer did not reevaluate the continued effectiveness of the respirator: Worksite: When the employer, and his employees, voluntarily wore half-mask elastomeric respirators as protection against dusts and particulates the employer did not adequately evaluate the circumstances under which the respirators would be used. Respirators were worn with the incorrect cartridges used as protection against dusts, and worn with excessive facial hair that would prevent a proper face-to-facepiece seal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following: (i): Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator: Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who wore half-mask elastomeric respirators demonstrated knowledge of how improper fit and usage of a respirator can compromise its protective effects. This was borne out by an employee using a half-mask elastomeric respirator with organic vapor cartridges as protection against particulates. The correct cartridges to use are HEPA cartridges.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01 II
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(129 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not 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, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following: (i): A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and, (ii): The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas. Worksite: When employees were working with, and exposed to, isocyanate-containing foam sealants, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program that lists the hazardous chemicals to which employees are exposed and describes how the employer will inform employees of the health and safety hazards of chemicals used in any non-routine tasks they may perform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not 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: Worksite: When employees were working with, and exposed to, hazardous isocyanate-based insulating foams and materials, the employer did not provide these employees with the required effective information and training at the time of initial assignment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340204387.
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