OSHA Inspection: OSEAS AREVALO

Issued

2021-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $329.00 · Current $230.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment: As of November 9, 2021, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 1, Items 1a-1d and Items 2a-2c from inspection number 1525968, issued on 8/31/2021, with a final order date of 10/12/2021.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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)  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees using half-face respirators while scraping lead based paint.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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): (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, 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) before being exposed to lead based paint while scraping, and during clean up operations.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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)  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, 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

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, the employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training for employees using tight fitting half-face respirators while scraping lead based paint.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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):  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, the employer did not determine whether employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level while scrapping lead based paint from the exterior of a building and during clean up and disposal operations.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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:  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, the employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift for each job classification to determine employee exposure to lead where employees performed manual scraping, clean-up and disposal where there was lead-containing paint and waste materials.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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:  a) Jobsite: 130-132 Wheeler Avenue in Cranston On or about April 20, 2021, the employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) for employees exposed to lead while scraping lead based paint.