OSHA Inspection: ROBERT F. HENRY TILE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2750.00 Reduced

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:     a)  Rear of building; On or about November 27, 2018: the employer exposed employees to potential respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a negative pressure respirator while dry cutting countertops without first being medically evaluated to ensure the employees are medically able to wear a negative pressure respirator.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):    a)  Rear of building; On or about November 27, 2018:  the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a negative pressure respirator while dry cutting countertops without first being provided training as required by the standard.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):     a)  Rear of building; On or about November 27, 2018: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a negative pressure respirator while dry cutting countertops without first being fit tested on the respirator they were required to wear.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2750.00 Reduced

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:    a)  Rear of building; On or about November 27, 2018; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to silica and acetone without putting in place a written hazard communication program including those element required under the global harmonization revisions to the standard.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:      a)  Rear of building; On or about November 27, 2018; the employer exposed employees to hazards related to chemicals used on site including but not limited to silica and acetone without training employees in the required element of the hazard communication standard including those element required under the global harmonization revisions to the standard.