OSHA Inspection: ROYAL FIX

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability (Construction Reference 1926.103):    a. At a residential construction site, where tuckpointing was conducted and employees were exposed to silica quartz, evaluation was not made, such as by personal air monitoring, to determine the type of respirators to be used and to develop a respiratory protection program, including fit testing, medical evaluation, and training.    b. At a commercial construction site, where tuckpointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, evaluation was not made, such as by personal air monitoring, to determine the type of respirators to be used and to develop a respiratory protection program, including fit testing, medical evaluation, and training.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide information to the employees on operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a. At a residential construction site, where tuck pointing was conducted and employees were exposed to silica quartz, information was not provided about the exposure to crystalline silica (quartz) that would result from the process, especially when using power and air tools.     b. At a commercial construction site, where tuck pointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, information was not provided about the exposure to lead that would result from the process, especially when using power tools.      Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a. At a residential construction site, where tuck pointing was conducted and employees were exposed to silica quartz, information was not provided on the health hazards of crystalline silica.    b. At a commercial construction site, where tuck pointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, information was not provided on the health hazards of lead.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a. At a residential construction site, where tuck pointing was conducted and employees were exposed to silica quartz, information was not provided on how enclosures, vacuuming, and wet methods could be used to control dust exposure.    b. At a commercial construction site, where tuck pointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, information was not provided on how enclosures, vacuuming, and wet methods could be used to control dust exposure.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a. At a residential construction site, where tuck pointing was conducted and employees were exposed to silica quartz, information was not provided on the health hazards of crystalline silica.    b. At a commercial construction site, where tuck pointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, information was not provided on the health hazards of lead.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    a.  At a commercial construction site, where tuckpointing and removal of paint with up to 0.0082% lead, and where wipe samples indicated lead dust present on surfaces within the building, initial testing was not made to determine air borne exposure to lead dust.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.