OSHA Inspection: WIND READY INC.

Issued

Mar 16, 2017

Abate by

May 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,738 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)(a)     On or about 1/18/2017, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to wear a 3M filtering facepiece respirator while chipping and grinding concrete at the construction jobsite.

Issued

Mar 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about 1/18/2017, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who were required to wear 3M filtering facepiece respirator while chipping and grinding concrete at the construction jobsite.

Issued

Mar 16, 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)(a)   On or about 1/18/2017, at the above address jobsite, the employer did not provide a fit-test for employees who were required to wear a 3M filtering facepiece respirator while chipping and grinding concrete at the construction jobsite.

Issued

Mar 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,173 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to materials (Total Silica Quartz dust) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists of 7.5mg/m3:    On or about 1/18/2017, at the above address jobsite, an employee was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 23.6 mg/m3 of total silica dust for a sampling time of 259 minutes during the installation of windows at the jobsite. The remaining un-sampled time was considered as zero exposure.

Issued

Mar 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):    On or about 1/18/2017, at the above address jobsite, an employee was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 23.6 mg/m3 of total silica dust for a sampling time of 259 minutes during the installation of windows at the jobsite. The remaining un-sampled time was considered as zero exposure.The employer did not use feasible engineering and administrative controls.