OSHA Inspection: SIL/CARR CORPORATION

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  XL Center-Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Church Street  On or about 8/14/15, a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for the required use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators during dry demolition of concrete using a jackhammer.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  XL Center- Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Church Street  On or about 8/14/15, an employee required to wear an N95 filtering facepiece respirator had not been provided a medical evaluation to determine his ability to use it safely.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (Construction Reference 1926.103)  XL Center - Veteran's Memorial Coliseum  On or about 8/14/15, an employee that was required to wear an N95 filtering facepiece respirator was not required to take and pass a fit test for the respirator used.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  XL Center - Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Church Street  On or about 8/14/15, an employee that was required to wear an N95 filter facepiece respirator without having been provided comprehensive, understandable training.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  XL Center - Veterans Memorial Coliseum; Church St., Hartford, CT  On or about 8/14/15, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program.  Employees were performing demolition work, exposing them to silica.

Issued

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  XL Center - Veterans Memorial Coliseum; Church St., Hartford, CT  On or about 8/14/15, employees demolishing concrete stairs, containing silica, had not received hazard communication training.