OSHA Inspection: THE GROUNDS CREW, LLC

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

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

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Gray Road Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, the employer did not have an effective hearing conservation program for the employees performing leaf and dust blowing activities and exposed to eight-hour time weighted average noise levels of 102.4, 98.7, and 99.4 decibels measured on the A scale.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    Gray Road Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, employees performing leaf blower activity had noise levels of 102.4, 98.7 and 99.4 decibels measured on the A scale, and a monitoring program had not been developed.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    Gray Road, Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, audiometric testing was not made available to employees exposed to noise levels exceeding 85 decibels (102.4, 98.7, and 99.4 decibels measured on the  A scale) while performing leaf blower activities.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of 29 CFR 1910.95 and did not post a copy in the workplace:    Gray Rd Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, for employees were overexposed to noise and the employer did not make available or post a copy of 29 CFR 1910.95.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:    Gray Road, Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, employer did not have an effective training program for employees exposed to noise levels in excess of 85 decibels.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

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:    Gray Road, Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, employer did not evaluate employees' exposure to silica while performing grounds maintenance activities such as blowing dust with leaf blowers.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:     Gray Road, Scarborough, ME - On or about May 6, 2015, Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 (Mandatory Information for Employees Using Respirators When not Required Under the Standard) was not provided to employees who chose to wear dust mask respirators.