OSHA Inspection: A&R GODDARD CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)     Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not develop the elements of a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for the workers required to wear the 3M 6502 half face respirator, 3M 8210, and 3M 8511 filtering face piece respirators while sanding and scraping lead paint.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not medically evaluate workers that that were required to wear the 3M 6502 half face respirator, 3M 8210, and 3M 8511 filtering face piece respirators while sanding and scraping lead paint.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 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): (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not fit test workers that that were required to wear the 3M 6502 half face respirator, 3M 8210, and 3M 8511 filtering face piece respirators while sanding and scraping lead paint.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not ensure that workers were clean shaven so that it did not effect the sealing surface while wearing the 3M 8210 filtering face piece respirator.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, workers left their 3M 6502 half face respirators in the company work van in an open environment exposing the respirator to damage, contamination, dust, and moisture.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring workers to use a respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)     Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not perform training to workers that were required to wear the 3M 6502 half face respirator, 3M 8210, and 3M 8511 filtering face piece respirators while sanding and scraping lead paint.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): 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 (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not determine if the workers were exposed to lead at or above the action level, while performing sanding and scraping of the two-family home that contained lead paint.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(2): Where  possible, clean-up of floors and other surfaces where lead accumulated was not accomplished by vacuuming or other methods that minimized the likelihood of lead becoming airborne:    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not ensure that the lead paint chips on the ground perimeter and other surfaces around the two-family home was cleaned up.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who were subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level on any day, or who were subject to exposure to lead compounds which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g., lead arsenate, lead azide) in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.62 and the employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, the employer did not perform training to workers that were exposed to lead while sanding and scraping lead paint with a portable power sander and hand scrapers.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, workers utilized a Werner 40-foot aluminum extension ladder within 5-feet of an unprotected energized overhead electrical power line and were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Mar 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system, or monitoring system:    Location: 82 Linden Street, Reading, MA    On or about 11/9/16, workers were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 11-feet, 3.5-inches while working from a flat roof without fall protection or a monitoring system.