OSHA Inspection: MOUNTAIN WALK & PATIO, LLC

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,123 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   Location: Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457     A written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for employees utilizing half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:     Location: Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT  06457  An evaluation of all respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace such as but not limited to respiratory exposures to silica was not conducted.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:          Location: Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457  Each employees utilizing half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators were not provided training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the necessity for the respirator, proper fit, use, and maintenance of a respirator.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,123 Reduced

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.         Location: Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457   Each employee wearing half face negative pressure tight fitting pressure respirators or filtering face pieces  (N95) were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to using the respirators.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):      Location: Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457    Each employee utilizing half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators were not provided with qualitative (QLFT) fit testing or quantitative fit testing (QNFT).

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,123 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   Location:  Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457  A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented for products and materials such as but not limited to silica containing brick and stones and gasoline.

Issued

Dec 22, 2016

Abate by

Jan 27, 2017

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:  Location:  Veteran Memorial Park, Walnut Grove Road Middletown, CT 06457  Each employee cutting silica containing brick and stones and using gasoline was not provided effective information and training on hazards associated with silica and gasoline.