OSHA Inspection: QUALITY ASPHALT GREEN BAY, LLC

Issued

Oct 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,441 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (1) Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:    a.  Guardrail systems b.  Safety net systems c.  Personal fall protection systems.  On or about May 1, 2020, the employer did not ensure an employee on top of a storage tank with unprotected sides that were more than 4 feet, was protected from falling by a conventional form of fall protection.

Issued

Oct 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,470 · Current $1,727 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.   On or about May 1, 2020, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators while cleaning a tank containing dried sealcoating polymer.    All provisions of 29CFR 1910.134(c) through (o) must be covered in a respiratory protection program.  Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:      1.  Selection of respirators for employees.     2.  Medical evaluations for employees.     3.  Fit testing.     4.  Training and information.     5.  Recordkeeping.

Issued

Oct 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  On or about May 1, 2020, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees prior to requiring employees to wear respirators while cleaning a tank containing dried sealcoating polymer.

Issued

Oct 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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).  On or about May 1, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed either a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) prior to wearing tight-fitting respirators when manufacturing polymer concrete garbage cans and panels for the garbage cans.

Issued

Oct 29, 2020

Abate by

Mar 31, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  On or about August 5, 2020, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed and the dates of the hazard assessments.  The employer had performed PPE assessments for employees mixing the polymer concrete that addressed hazards which could affect employee's Eyes, Head/Neck/Face, Respiratory, Hearing, Hands/Arms, Torso, and Feet, but did not have the assessments signed and dated.