OSHA Inspection: PARTENIUM HOMES, INC.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $5174.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a)4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - Portable ladders with damaged feet and sides were not removed from service, on or about March 23, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - Employees who used damaged ladders were not provided any type of ladder safety training, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

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:   a) Facility-wide - No program was developed and chemicals such as, but not limited to, Sakrete Concrete Glue containing formaldehyde were used, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - No data sheet was available for the Sakrete Concrete Glue, which contained formaldehyde, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - Training on the hazards of chemicals used, such as but not limited to, Sakrete Concrete Glue, which contained formaldehyde, was not conducted, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(b)(1): If the workplace contains one or more permit spaces, the employer who identifies, or who receives notice of, a permit space must inform exposed employees by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by, each permit space.  A sign reading "DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER" or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign:  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - The man holes on the site were not posted as permit required confined spaces, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(d): If any employer decides that employees it directs will enter a permit space, that employer must have a written permit space program that complies with �1926.1204 implemented at the construction site. The written program must be made available prior to and during entry operations for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - The employer did not implement a written permit space program as required, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $5174.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(ii): When entrance covers were removed the opening was not immediately guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that would prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that would protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space.  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - The man holes on the site were not protected with rails or chains when open, on or about March 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 4606 Winter Brook Lane, Orlando, FL site - Employees who worked around open man holes were not provided any type of fall hazard training, on or about March 13, 2018.