OSHA Inspection: LUIGI GENERAL CONTRACTOR PAVING & LANDSCAPING

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c) as referenced by 20 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:   a) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ    The  employer did not develop or implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N-95 filtering facepiece respirators while performing construction of driveways that required saw cutting bricks and pavers.    Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: 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) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ  The employer did not provide employees with medical evaluations when required to wear N-95  filtering facepiece respirators during construction of driveways that required saw cutting bricks and pavers.  Violation occurred  on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103:  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) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ  The employer did not provide employees with fit tests when required to wear N-95 filtering facepiece respirators during construction of driveways that require saw cutting of bricks and pavers.    Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   a) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ  The employer failed to provide employees with respirator training to include but not limited to the use and fit check of filtering facepiece N-95 respirators while performing construction of driveways requiring saw cutting bricks and pavers.  Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: 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) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ    The  employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for employees that  perform construction of driveways that requires saw cutting of bricks and pavers.  The employer also directs these employees to mix masonry mortar with chemicals that contain silica, including but not limited to Lafarge Type M Satin Masonry Cement.    Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ  The employer did not maintain safety data sheets at the worksite for employees who perform construction of driveways that requires saw cutting of bricks and pavers and who work with chemical products including but not limited to Lafarge Type M Satin Masonry Cement that contain crystalline silica.   Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90109015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    a) Worksite, 7 Jefferson Place, Montclair, NJ  The employer directs employees to perform construction of driveways that requires saw cutting of bricks and pavers that contain silica and mix masonry mortar with chemicals including but not limited to Lafarge Type M Satin Masonry Cement that contains silica.  The employer did not train employees in the health hazards of silica.   Violation occurred on or about 10-20-17