OSHA Inspection: RECONSTRUCTION EXPERTS, INC.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Abate by

Feb 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)   (a) Reconstruction Experts, Inc. at 2163 Ulster Street, Denver, CO: On and around August 14, 2020, the controlling employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to ensure that subcontractors had developed and implemented Specified Exposure Control Methods or Alternate Exposure Control Methods and established a written exposure control plan, when subcontractor employees were exposed to airborne crystalline silica hazards by work tasks. Subcontractor employees cut Exterior Fiber-Cement, and 2X Hardie Trim Siding, containing silica, with a hand saw but had not developed and implemented Specified Exposure Control Methods in that the hand saw did not have a dust collection system to comply with Table 1 Entry iii or Alternate Exposure Control Methods in that the subcontractors had not conducted exposure assessments to determine subcontractor employee exposure to silica. The subcontractors had not developed written exposure control plans for the tasks. This condition exposed subcontractor employees to airborne crystalline silica hazards.   Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").