OSHA Inspection: ZEE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $1,000 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) Zee Construction Co., Inc., on or about June 26,2017, while conducting work at the intersection of Valley Park Rd. and Jefferson in Norwalk, OH the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to use tight-fitting respirators.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 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) Zee Construction Co., Inc., on or about June 26,2017, while conducting work at the intersection of Valley Park Rd. and Jefferson in Norwalk, OH the employer did not provide medical evaluation to employees required to use respirators while conducting construction work on a sanitary lift station.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 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)  Zee Construction Co., Inc., on or about June 26,2017, while conducting work at the intersection of Valley Park Rd. and Jefferson in Norwalk, OH the employer did not ensure that employees passed the appropriate qualitative or quantitative fits tests before requiring the use of respirators while conducting construction work on a sanitary lift station.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $1,442 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) Zee Construction Co., Inc., on or about June 26,2017, while conducting work at the intersection of Valley Park Rd. and Jefferson in Norwalk, OH the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees potentially exposed to sewer gas when entering a sanitary station.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 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) Zee Construction Co., Inc., on or about June 26, 2017, while conducting work at the intersection of Valley Park Rd. and Jefferson in Norwalk, OH the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area for employees potentially exposed to sewer gas when entering a sanitary lift station.