OSHA Inspection: SENATOR CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (Construction Reference: 1926.103)      a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program to employees required to wear 3M N95 respirators while performing various construction activities, to include using Henry 925 BES Sealant Black .      Violation noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.103)    a)  130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear 3M N95 respirators while performing various construction activities, to include using Henry 925 BES Sealant Black.      Violation noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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): (Construction Reference: 1926.103)    a)  130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not provide fit testing for warehouse employees required to wear 3M N95 respirators while performing various construction activities, to include using Henry 925 BES Sealant Black .    Violation noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.103)    a)  130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not provide training in the use, care and limitation of respiratory protection to employees required to wear 3M N95 respirators while performing various construction activities, to include using Henry 925 BES Sealant Black .    Violation noted on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY: The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous materials such as but not limited to, Henry 925 BES Sealant Black which is a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.    Violation occurred on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produced or imported: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:     The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical such as, but not limited to,  Henry 925 BES Sealant Black which is a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.    Violation occurred on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not provide employees with training on each hazardous chemical such as but not limited to,  Henry 925 BES Sealant Black which is a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.      Violation occurred on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6236.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions.    a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:    The employer did not require employees to wear protective gloves while using Henry 925 BES Sealant Black exposing them to skin irritation.  Violation occurred on or about 10/18/16.

Issued

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a) 130 7th avenue south, New York, NY:     Employees used crossbraces as a means of accessing the 6th floor from the scaffold platform that was approximately 3 feet below the point of access.    Violation occurred on or about 10/18/16.