OSHA Inspection: CONCRETE INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,478 · Current $739 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:    a) On or about September 4, 2018, the employer had not provided basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 to employees hired after March 20, 2017 and allowed to voluntarily wear dust masks when performing dusty jobs.      Concrete Industries, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1193140, citation number 2, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on March 15, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3976 Humboldt Road, Green Bay, WI.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1): Communication of respirable crystalline silica hazards to employees-(1) Hazard communication. The employer shall include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200). The employer shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of crystalline silica and safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (j)(3) of this section. The employer shall ensure that at least the following hazards are addressed: Cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects.    a) The employer has not provided training on the hazards of respirable crystalline silica to employee.      Effective hazard communication training on respirable crystalline silica includes, but is not limited, the following:  1) Training on the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  2) Explaining which tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  3) Explain when and where employee monitoring has been conducted and what the results were.  4) Explaining what specific measures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, including engineering controls, work practices, and when respirators are recommended.  5) Where a copy of 29 CFR 1910.1053 is readily available in the workplace.  6) What the contents of 29 CFR 1910.1054 are.  7) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of 29 CFR 1910.1053 and when the employer must offer employee medical surveillance.