OSHA Inspection: MELVIN F. HILL REALTY CO. INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPB

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees using half-face respirators.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a negative pressure tight-fitting half-face respirator during paint removal operations were free of facial hair between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPB

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)  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not have safety data sheets for paint removal products.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances BWPB

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)   Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019, the employer did not give training and information to employees exposed to hazardous chemicals during paint removal operations.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not determine whether employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) prior to commencement of the job:  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not establish and implement a written lead compliance program.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Lead hazards were communicated to employee(s): reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects.  Jobsite: On or about April 12, 2019 the employer did not communicate the health hazards of lead to employees on the jobsite that were tasked with the removal of lead based paint from the exterior of the building.