OSHA Inspection: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION OF DELAWARE, LLC (CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LLC), AKA DOUG FERNBACHER

Issued

Jul 17, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).   a.  On or before March 16, 2018, at the job site which was a former Kroger store, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program to ensure that any employee performing demolition activities and using a respirator such as a 3M 6200 half mask voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained.

Issued

Jul 17, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").   a.  On or before March 16, 2018, at the job site which was a former Kroger store, the employer did not provide respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard") where the employer permitted the voluntary respirator use, such as the 3M filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) and a 3M 6200 tightfitting half facepiece respirator, during demolition activities.

Issued

Jul 17, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:   a.  On or before March 16, 2018, at the job site which was a former Kroger store, the employer had not developed, implemented, and/or maintained a written hazard communication program at its workplace for employees who used and/or were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, the following:  silica dust, metal dust/fume, acetylene, oxygen, asbestos, and diesel.

Issued

Jul 17, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   a.  On or before March 16, 2018, at the job site which was a former Kroger store, the employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, the following:  silica dust, metal dust/fume, acetylene, oxygen, asbestos, and diesel.