OSHA Inspection: LANDMARK REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS II INC.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.    a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ    The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees using Air Purifying Respirators voluntarily; there-by exposing employees to hazardous conditions including but not limited to cardiopulmonary distress.   Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:  a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ  Employees gained access to the working level of a scaffold that was approximately 5 feet vertically below the other working surface, in which an employee descended from; there-for employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 15 feet to the ground below.  Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ    Employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from falling while walking and/or working near an unprotected edge of the roof of a commercial building; there-by exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 15 feet to the ground below.   Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ    The length of the portable ladder utilized by employees did not allow the ladder's side rails to extend 3 feet above the landing surface of the scaffold; there-by employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 8 feet to the ground below when ascending and descending the scaffold's working surface/level.   Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ    Employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 8 feet to the ground below while utilizing an extension ladder that was no longer intact to be used as an extension ladder, resulting in the improper usage of the portable ladder in accordance with the ladders manufactures design specifications and its intended use; there-by employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 8 feet to the ground below when ascending and descending the working surface/level.   Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.

Issued

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $305.00 · Current $183.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) 27 Central Ave., Caldwell, NJ    During the demolition of a brick commercial building the employer failed to implement and provide the basic advisory information on respirators to the employees that had volunteered to wear the half face respirators that the employer supplied.    Violation occurred on or about 03/20/2017.