OSHA Inspection: SANDHU CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,996 Reduced

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). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees grinding roof metal with a 24 V Model KAG 424B-03 Kobalt handheld grinder. Employees are required to don a HDX TC-84A-5460 N95 respirator during grinding operations. The employer did not implement a respirator program to include a written program, training, fit test, and medical evaluation.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

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). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees grinding roof metal with a 24 V Model KAG 424B-03 Kobalt handheld grinder. Employees are required to don a HDX TC-84A-5460 N95 respirator during grinding operations. The employer did not implement a respirator program to include a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees grinding roof metal with a 24 V Model KAG 424B-03 Kobalt handheld grinder. Employees are required to don a HDX TC-84A-5460 N95 respirator during grinding operations. The employer did not implement a respirator program to include training.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,996 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not implement a hazard communication program to include a written program and training.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

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). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not implement a hazard communication program to include training.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(F): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with training as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i) regarding 29 CFR 1926.59, Hazard Communication:   a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The solder contained lead. The employer did not implement a lead training program.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not conduct an initial determination.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not conduct air sampling.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(g):     a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not provide personal protective equipment clothing.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(C): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with change areas in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):     a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not provide change areas.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:    a). On or about 8/10/17, at the Van Den Berg Hall site, for employees soldering metal roof joints. The SDS of the ALLOY Sn60-Pb40 RA solder used on site contained lead. The employer did not provide biological monitoring.