OSHA Inspection: FLOORING DESIGN GROUP INC

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,141 · Current $1,885 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- At the warehouse, employees were provided and required to use N95 disposable respirators from protection against dust while cutting tiles. A written respiratory protection program was not established or implemented, on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

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: Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- At the warehouse, employees were provided and required to use N95 disposable respirators from protection against dust while cutting tiles. Medical evaluations were not performed to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): 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):  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- At the warehouse, employees were provided and required to use N95 disposable respirators from protection against dust while cutting tiles. Fit testing was not conducted to ensure the proper fitting of the respirators, on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- At the warehouse, employees were provided and required to use N95 disposable respirators from protection against dust while cutting tiles. Effective respirator training in accordance with the standard was not provided, on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- An extension cord was being used to energize heating/drying equipment performed at the same location daily, on or about 4/26/18.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- On or about 04/25/2018 employees cut tiles which contain crystalline silica and painted with a topcoat aerosol classified as flammable. The written hazard communication program was not tailored to the way the program was to be implemented at the site.

Issued

Jun 5, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not 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 that the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Information and training was not designed to cover all applicable categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals:  Flooring Design Group, Inc., 3230 Oakcilff Industrial St., Doraville, GA- On or about 04/25/2018 employees cut tiles which contain crystalline silica and painted with a topcoat aerosol classified as flammable. Information and training on the physical and health hazards of the chemicals handled have not been conducted.