OSHA Inspection: BRICKLINE INC.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

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:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about August 24, 2017, the employer did not establish or implement a written respirator program when an employee was required to wear a half-face tight-fitting respirator with particulate filter during street paint removal with a small walk-behind scarifier which created airborne concrete dust.  All provision of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (m) must be covered in a written respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:  1)  Respirator/filter selection 2)  Medical evaluations for respirator use 3)  Fit testing 4)  Employee training on use/maintenance/care of respirators 5)  Program evaluation 6)  Recordkeeping

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about August 24, 2017, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a tight-fitting half-face respirator during street paint removal with a small walk-behind scarifier which created airborne concrete dust.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):  The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about August 24, 2017, the employer did not ensure the employee passed a qualitative or quantitative fit test when the employee was required to wear a half-face tight-fitting respirator with particulate filter during street paint removal with a small walk-behind scarifier which created airborne concrete dust.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  On or about August 24, 2017, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard of airborne respirable crystalline silica dust at a worksite where concrete dust was being generated by a small walk-behind scarfier which was removing paint lines from concrete pavement.