OSHA Inspection: KITCHEN BATH FLOORS & MORE, INC.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1600.00 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:  (a) Fabrication Shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for employees required to use tight fitting respirators when fabricating granite counter tops.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 Shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide employees required to use tight fitting respirators with medical evaluation for respirator use.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Fabrication shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to fit test employees required to use tight fitting negative pressure respirators prior to initial use.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a) Fabrication shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to provide employees required to wear tight fitting negative pressure respirators during granite fabrication with comprehensive, understandable training annually.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a)  (a) Fabrication shop: On or about May 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed his employees to struck-by and amputation hazards in that employees were allowed to use a vertical portable grinder with the guard removed.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

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 shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to establish a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met for but not limited to granite counter tops which contain silica; epoxy glue and denatured alcohol.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  (a) Fabrication shop: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to maintain and make readily available Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for employees who are required to use products containing hazardous chemicals including but not limited to granite which contain crystalline silica; epoxy glue and denatured alcohol.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On and about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2017-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) Fabricating area: On or about May 3, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees wearing respirators voluntarily with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.