OSHA Inspection: ALEXANDER'S PLUMBING AND PUMPS INC

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

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)  VARIOUS JOB SITES - Employees used 3M N95 filtering face piece respirators while performing their jobs, and the employer did not provide training or instruction on how to use, maintain and store the respirators, thereby exposing employee(s) to possible injuries, on or about October 11, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 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)  VARIOUS WORK SITES - The employer did not determine the employee(s) abilities to safely use 3M N95 respirators in the workplace prior to requiring the employee(s) to use them while working in dusty environments, which thereby exposed the employee(s) to possible respiratory injuries, on or about October 11, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million:  (a) Church  - An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide at a calculated value of 296 parts per million (ppm) which was 5.9 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm, on or about July 28, 2017.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $739 · Current $739

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(a): The employer did not record workplace injuries and illnesses that would be considered to meet the general recording criteria, and therefore be recordable:  (a)  FACILITY WIDE - The employer did not record on the OSHA 300 injury and illness log workplace injuries that were classified as recordable injuries when an employee sustained an over exposure to carbon monoxide, on or about July 28, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  (a)  SHOP AND VARIOUS JOB SITES - The employer did not certify in writing that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed, on or about October 11, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.