OSHA Inspection: TRI-STATE TILING, LLC

Issued

2017-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

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: 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854  The written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for the use of half face, negative pressure, tight fitting respirators.

Issued

2017-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854  An evaluation of all respiratory hazard(s) such as but not limited to silica in the workplace including the estimate of exposures and identification of all contaminates was not conducted.

Issued

2017-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of why the respirator was necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance could compromise the protective effect of the respirator:  Location: 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854  Each employee required to use half face, negative pressure, tight fitting respirators were not provided with a respiratory protection training program to ensure the proper fit, usage and necessity for the respirator was communicated.

Issued

2017-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

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:  Location: 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854  Each employee required to utilize half face, negative pressure, tight fitting respirators were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to using the respirators.

Issued

2017-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-25 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):  Location: 50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854  Each employee utilizing half face, negative pressure, tight fitting respirators were not provided with a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).