OSHA Inspection: GROUP MAIN STREAM INC

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7246.00 · Current $3623.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use (Construction Reference 1926.103):  Establishment - The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees using respirators when grinding concrete.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103):  Establishment - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a 3M, tight fitted, 1/2 face respirator prior to use when grinding concrete or sanding joint compound.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator (Construction Reference 1926.103):  Establishment - Employees using 3M, tight fitted, 1/2 face respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use when grinding concrete or joint compound.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7246.00 · Current $3623.00 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):  Establishment - The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a written hazard communication program including but not limited to the sixteen sections of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and pictograms.

Issued

2020-01-10 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):  Establishment - Employees were not provided effective information and training including but not limited to sections of a safety data sheet, pictograms, and silica prior to working with the hazardous substance when grinding concrete or repairing holes in walls.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):    Establishment - The employer did not ensure that respirable crystalline silica was included in the hazard communication program including but not limited to the written program and hazard communication training for employees prior to demolition that includes grinding of concrete.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6159.00 · Current $3080.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:               Establishment - Employees were permitted to grind concrete without using a grinder equipped with a commercially available shroud and vacuum dust collection system.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7246.00 · Current $3623.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  Establishment - The employer did not create and implement a written exposure control plan for employees grinding concrete.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement a written exposure control plan:  Establishment - The employer did not designate a competent person for employees grinding concrete when conducting a bathroom remodel.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not effectively assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:  Establishment - The employer did not effectively assess the workplace to determine the hazards present and the necessary personal protective equipment necessary when grinding concrete containing silica.