OSHA Inspection: G&J GRANITE AND FLOORS, LLC

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Abate by

Oct 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

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:  a. Fabrication area - when 3M half face respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide a written respiratory protection program.  Violation observed on or about 3/20/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Abate by

Oct 19, 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:  a. Fabrication area - when 3M half face respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation or questionnaire.  Violation observed on or about 3/20/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Abate by

Oct 19, 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):  a. Fabrication area - when 3M half face respirators were required for fabrication operations, the employer did not provide fit testing.  Violation observed on or about 3/20/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Abate by

Oct 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,630

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:  a. Fabrication area - the employer did not provide a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to silica dust.  Violation observed on or about 3/20/17.

Issued

Aug 31, 2017

Abate by

Oct 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Fabrication area - the employer did not provide a hazard communication training for employees exposed to chemical products such as, but not limited to silica dust.  Violation observed on or about 3/20/17.