OSHA Inspection: SHARPE PAINTING, INCORPORATED

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $840.00 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Throughout Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace, thus exposing employees to possible skin irritations from chemicals they were handling/working with including but not limited to exterior acrylic latex paints.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: (Construction 1926.59)  a) Throughout Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, the employer did not maintain Safety Data Sheets or make them available at the site, thus exposing employees to possible skin irritations from chemicals they were handling/working with including but not limited to exterior acrylic latex paints.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Throughout Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, employees were not provided with effective hazard communication training, exposing employees to possible skin irritations from chemicals they were handling/working with including but not limited to exterior acrylic latex paints.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1421.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Roof - On or about December 7, 2018, employees working on the roof while painting the exterior of a building were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet in that the employees were not fall protected.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1421.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) Throughout Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure employees engaged in painting work performed on the roof and exposed to fall hazards up to approximately 10 feet, were effectively trained to recognize the fall hazards encountered in their work.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) Throughout Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet while using ladders to perform painting work, were effectively trained to recognize the fall hazards encountered during ladder use.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1421.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails were not extended at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:  a) Jobsite - On or about December 7, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to about 10 feet while using an aluminum extension ladder to gain access to the roof of a one-story building in that:  i) The side rails of the ladder were not extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface; and  ii) The ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect and a grasping device was not provided for mounting and dismounting the ladder.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) Roof - On or about December 7, 2018, an employee was using a stepladder to paint the roof gables of a building while the ladder was in the closed position, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto the ground.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a) Roof - On or about December 7, 2018, an employee was working off of an unsecured 8-foot stepladder to paint the roof gables of a building while the ladder was placed on a slanted roof, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet onto the ground.