OSHA Inspection: AEROTEK

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):   The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  Building 2626: The employer did not conduct personal air monitoring to assess employee exposure to respirable dust containing silica generated during rotary sanding of imperfections on concrete walls.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (h)(3) 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:  (a) A concrete finisher who was potentially exposed to respirable dust containing silica while using an electric rotary sander to sand out imperfections on the surface of recently poured concrete walls of Building 2626 had not been trained on the health hazards associated with airborne silica.   (b) As of 5/11/16, a concrete finisher who was potentially exposed to wet concrete and silica had not been trained on the new chemical container label elements and the new format and types of information on each section of safety data sheets (SDSs) with respect to revisions to the standard in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED