OSHA Inspection: REX VAULT AND MAUSOLEUM SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Nov 2, 2018

Abate by

Dec 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

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:    When respirators were required for concrete grinding tasks, a written respiratory protection program was not implemented that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) that included the following worksite specific procedures:      i. Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;  ii. Medical Evaluations for those employees required to wear respirators;  iii. Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonable foreseeable emergency situations;  iv. Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators;  v. Procedures and schedules for changing cartridges and the method/means used to determine this schedule;  vi. Training employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  vii. Training employees in the proper use of respirators;  viii. Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respiratory protection program.

Issued

Nov 2, 2018

Abate by

Dec 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not ensure that employees were medically evaluated to determine their fitness to wear tight fitting respirators in the workplace prior to requiring them to do so for concrete grinding tasks.

Issued

Nov 2, 2018

Abate by

Dec 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator had passed a qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to wearing the respirator in the workplace.