OSHA Inspection: ALPHA PAVING

Issued

2016-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.59: As referenced by 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:  On or about 3 March 2016, the employer did not have a comprehensively written hazard communication program available when employees were working to break and repave a street pavement; exposing them to health hazards.

Issued

2016-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.101(a): 29 CFR 1926.101(a): Ear Protective devices were not provided and/or used when was  not feasible to reduce the noise levels or duration of exposures to those specified in Table D-2, Permissible Noise Exposures, in 1926.52:  On or about 16 March 2016, the employees were not using appropriate hearing protection while working in proximity to and /or near the backhoe while conducting tasks such as breaking up concrete for pavement resurfacing using the bucket attachment of a John Deere backhoe loader exposing employees to the hazards of noise up to 103 decibels (dBA).

Issued

2016-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, was not provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer.  On or about 16 March 2016, the employer did not ensure that employees using particulate dust masks (N95) to protect themselves from airborne particulates such as dust clouds when paving roads has been provided with Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard.