OSHA Inspection: VAS-WORKS, LLC.

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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) Job Site - The employer did not developed and implement a written hazard communication program where employees were exposed to hazardous products such as but not limited to; Parex 121 Dry, which contained Portland cement, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) Job Site - The employer had not provided a safety data sheet where employees were exposed to hazardous material such as  but not limited to; Parex 121 Dry, which contained Portland cement, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  a) Job Site - The employer did not develop or implement a safety and health program where employees were exposed to hazards for lack of personal protective equipment, electrical hazards, and scaffolding hazards, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Job Site - Employees were not provided with training on the recognition and avoidance of hazards where employees were exposed to electrical hazards and potential injuries due to the lack of personal protective equipment, on or about 02/15/2017.  The employer was interviewed and was well aware of OSHA and that the enforcement of safety standards was what OSHA did.

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition where it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - the employer failed to ensure that eye protection was used where an employee was observed applying Parex 121 Stucco to the exterior of the building, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - An employee was using an extension cord to supply power to a portable electric DeWalt drill motor, model number DW130, to mix Parex 121 stucco and not provided with a ground fault circuit interrupter, 120 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/15/2017.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - An employee was using a portable electric DeWalt drill motor, model number DW130, and the flexible cord was pulled from the insulating material near the handle, 120 volt, 15 amp service, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - An employee was observed standing on a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform while applying stucco to the façade of the building and there was 39 and a half inches between the back edge of the platform and the uprights, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - An employee was observed sitting on a 12 inch wide scaffold plank while applying stucco to the façade of the building on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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.    a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - Employees were observed using cross bracing while exiting a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - An employee was observed applying stucco to an exterior wall while standing on a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform approximately 15 inches away from the electrical service entering the building, and exposed to an electrocution hazard, 480 volt service, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  a) Job Site - Employees were using a tubular welded frame scaffold to install stucco and a scaffold that was not erected under the supervision of a competent person as evidenced by the deficiencies that included but was not limited to; work platforms not fully planked, work platform not at least 18 inches wide, safe access to the work platform not provided, scaffold erected within 3 feet of a power line, employees exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 10 feet, and cross bracing was missing on several scaffold sections, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - Employees were observed working without fall protection on a tubular welded frame scaffold work platform while applying stucco the buildings façade and exposed to a 10 foot, 3 inch fall hazard, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - Employees were observed on a tubular welded frame scaffold while applying stucco to the façade of the building, where there was a total of 10 panels and there were 4 missing cross braces on the side closest to the face of the building, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Mar 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a) Exterior Near Front Entrance - Training was not provided to employees that were observed working on a scaffold with deficiencies that included but was not limited to; the scaffold work platform was not fully planked, scaffold components were used to access working levels, scaffold erected adjacent to electrical power lines, fall protection was not provided while working from a scaffold work platform greater than 10 feet, on or about 02/15/2017.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).