OSHA Inspection: RENOVATOR MD, LLC.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      a) Jobsite - The employer did not ensure employees performing masonry operations were protected from falls when working from a ladder jack scaffold approximately twenty-eight (28) feet. On or about 11/13/15.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that each employee working on a scaffold was trained to recognize, evaluate and mitigate hazards associated with scaffolding.  Noted on or about 13 November 2015.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)      a) Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that the employees were provided alternatives to the ladder jack scaffolding when working above twenty (20) feet.  Observed on or about 13 November 2015.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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)    a) Jobsite - The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees using Keystone Colored Masonry Cement during masonry operations.  Noted on or about 13 November 2015.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Jobsite - The employer did not furnish nor maintain any safety data sheets on-site while employees worked with Keystone brand Colored Masonry Cement. Noted on or about 13 NOV 2015.

Issued

Dec 28, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  a) Jobsite - The employer provided neither training nor information on the Keystone Colored Masonry Cement used at the worksite at either the initial assignment or after the introduction of the cement into the work area.  Noted on or about 13 NOV 2015.