OSHA Inspection: GBL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a respiratory protection program was implemented at the worksite where respiratory protection use was mandatory for employees.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 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 is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations for employees were done prior to wearing a respirator where it's use was mandatory.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that fit tests were done for employees who wore respirators where their use was mandatory.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided with respirator training where their use was mandatory.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described 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, and which also included the following:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a written Hazard Communication program was developed and implemented at the worksite where employees worked with chemicals including, but not limited to, USG Levelrock CSD Early Exposure Floor Underlayment.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 15, 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:       a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that chemical safety training was provided for employees who worked with chemicals including, but not limited to, USG Levelrock CSD Early Exposure Floor Underlayment.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jun 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were using long sleeve protection on their arms or protective gloves where employees worked with chemicals including, but not limited to, USG Levelrock CSD Early Exposure Floor Underlayment.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:      a) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees wore eye/face protection where exposed to construction worksite hazards, including mixing processes with chemicals such as USG Levelrock CSD Early Exposure Floor Underlayment.    b) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during pump mixer operations, the employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate eye/face protection where working in areas where they were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, USG Levelrock CSD Early Exposure Floor Underlayment in that some employees wore safety glasses where goggle use was called for by the chemical manufacturer.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jun 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(3): One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    b) Jobsite, 1410 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 2, 2015, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that adequate machine guarding existed over the rotating blades at the skip hoist area of the Super 100 mixing unit, serial number 14-1307, exposing employees to caught in/on hazards.