OSHA Inspection: BRIGHTON HOMES IDAHO, INC.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1109.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a)  On or about March 5, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not developed and/or implemented an accident prevention program to address hazards to which the employees of subcontractors are exposed. Hazards include but are not limited to falls from the lack of use of fall protection and  the exposure to silica dust.   Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:   a) On or about March 5, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not perform effective frequent and regular inspections of sites that they controlled to identify, correct and/or eliminate hazards to which their employees and/or the employees of subcontractors were exposed.  Hazards include but are not limited to falls from the lack of use of fall protection and exposed to potential silica dust when cutting masonry block dry.   Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1109.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a)  On or about March 5, 2018, the controlling employer did not ensure sub-contracted employers protected their employees while performing roofing activities and exposed to a fall hazards on the residential structures without a means of fall protection.   Note: Abatement certification IS NOT required for this item.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  (a)  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the controlling employer did not ensure that its sub-contracted employees take steps to protect employees from inhaling silica dust and/or independently make the decision of which dust controls work best to limit exposure.  Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(3): The employer did not make the written exposure control plan readily available for examination and copying, upon request, to each employee covered by this section, their designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary and the Director:  (a)  On or about March 5, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the controlling employer did not ensure that its sub-contracted employees had a written exposure control plan available.  Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2018-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:  (a)  On or about March 5, 2018, the controlling employer did not ensure that its sub-contracted employees had a competent person to implement a written exposure control plan.  Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.