OSHA Inspection: WELL SITE SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1662.00 · Current $1163.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a. At the worksite new employees were issued and wore 3M respirators to protect them from inhalation hazards when working with sand containing silica without first having a medical evaluation to determine if they were medically able to perform the work while wearing the respirator.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:  a. At the worksite new employees were issued and wore 3M respirators to protect them from inhalation hazards when working with sand containing silica without first having been fit-tested to ensure a tight face piece to face seal fit.