OSHA Inspection: ALPHA AND OMEGA INC.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met:    a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a written chemical safety/hazard communication program existed where employees were using chemicals including, but not limited to, commercial grade Quikrete mason mix type S mortar.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets for chemicals including, but not limited to, commercial grade Quikrete mason mix type S mortar, were maintained and available for employee review.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees received appropriate training on chemicals including, but not limited to, commercial grade Quikrete mason mix type S mortar.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate head protection where they were exposed to struck by hazards from objects above them falling/dropping down onto them.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities on a pump jack scaffold, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use where employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, were not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that the top rails of guardrail systems along the framing at the front of the building were at least 39 inches tall in that they were determined to be between approximately 33 and 36 inches high.

Issued

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:   a) Job site, at/near 1604 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 5, 2017, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that midrails or equivalent devices were appropriately installed in the guardrail system located along the open framed area at the front of the building.