OSHA Inspection: GEORGE'S & SONS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: 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:   a) Worksite located at 26 Youngsters Lane, Gilette, NJ  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees engaged in masonry activities and exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, silica found in Boral Cultured Stone and Flex Lock Polymeric Sand.  Violation occurred on or about 05/29/15.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) Worksite located at 26 Youngsters Lane, Gilette, NJ  The employer did not have safety data sheets for each hazardous material such as, but not limited to, Boral Cultured Stone and Flex Lock Polymeric sand which contain silica.  Violation occurred on or about 05/29/15.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  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:   a) Worksite located at 26 Youngsters Lane, Gilette, NJ  The employer did not train workers performing masonry activities on the hazards of the chemicals they are exposed to such as, but not limited to, silica found in Boral Cultured Stone and Flex Lock Polymeric Sand.  Violation occurred on or about 05/29/15.

Issued

Jun 1, 2015

Abate by

Jun 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Worksite located at 26 Youngsters Lane, Gilette, NJ  The employer did not provide employees, voluntarily wearing 3M 8210 filtering facepiece respirators with the information contained in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").  Violation occurred on or about 05/29/15.