OSHA Inspection: PRIDE CLEANING & RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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  In various restoration and cleaning site, where the workers were provided and were required tight fitting respirators, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 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: Note: The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  At various cleaning and restoration sites, where employees wear tight fitting full face and disposable respirators while performing restoration work, the employer did not provide the workers medical evaluation.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION/CONDITION) (DESCRIBE HAZARD)  At various cleaning and restoration sites, where workers wear tight fitting full face and disposable respirators during restoration work, the workers were not fit tested with the respirators.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 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:  Where workers wear respirators during cleaning and restoration activities, the employer did not train the employees with respirators.

Issued

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-21 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:  Where employees used hazardous chemicals for cleaning and restoration operations, of residential buildings, the employer did not give the workers training on hazards of the chemicals.