OSHA Inspection: PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, LLC.

Issued

Dec 8, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee was exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:    a. Building One, Navy Support Activities, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia 700 Robbins Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111 - An employee engaged in grinding of mortar joints activities was overexposed to respirable silica dust at a concentration of 13.5 millions of particles per cubic foot (mppcf) expressed as an 8-hour time weighted average. The exposure level was 1.4 times the calculated construction Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 9.6 mppcf. Sampling was conducted for 371minutes and zero exposures was assumed for unsampled time.  Violation occurred on or about August 6, 2015.

Issued

Dec 8, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):  a) Building One, Navy Support Activities, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia 700 Robbins Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111:  Administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure when an employee was engaged in the grinding of mortar joint activities and was overexposed to respirable silica dust at a concentration of 13.5 millions of particles per cubic foot (mppcf) expressed as an 8-hour time weighted average.  The exposure level was 1.4 times the calculated Construction Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 9.6 mppcf. Sampling was conducted for 371 minutes and a zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time.  Violation occurred on/about August 6, 2015.

Issued

Dec 8, 2015

Abate by

Dec 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,560 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Building One, Navy Support Activities, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia 700 Robbins Street,  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111 - The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, with workplace-specific procedures addressing the elements of the program.  The employer required employees, who were engaged in the grinding of mortar joints, to wear 3M 6000 Series Half Mask respirators equipped with either 3M 2091 Particulate Filter P100 or 3M 2071 Particulate Filter P95 filters. Observed on or about June 9, 2015

Issued

Dec 8, 2015

Abate by

Dec 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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) Building One, Navy Support Activities, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia 700 Robbins Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111 - The employer did not ensure that employees were medically evaluated prior to fit testing and initial use of their respirators.  The employer required employees, who were engaged in the grinding of mortar joints, to wear 3M 6000 Series Half Mask respirators equipped with either 3M 2091 Particulate Filter P100 or 3M 2071 Particulate Filter P95 filters. Observed on or about June 9, 2015.

Issued

Dec 8, 2015

Abate by

Dec 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a. Building One, Navy Support Activities, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia 700 Robbins Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111 - The employer did not ensure that employees were fit tested for their respirators prior to initial use of the respirators.  The employer required employees, who were engaged in the grinding of mortar joints, to wear 3M 6000 Series Half Mask respirators equipped with either 3M 2091 Particulate Filter P100 or 3M 2071 Particulate Filter P95 filters.  Observed on or about June 9, 2015.