OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) ROAD CREW: Employees who wore full and half mask respirators voluntarily had not received a copy of the information contained in Appendix D.

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 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):  (a): SOUTH RIM WATER TREATMENT PLANT: Employees were required to wear respirators and had not been fit-tested, exposing employees to hazards from improper fit.   (b): TRAIL CREW: Employees were required to wear respirators and had not been fit-tested, exposing employees to hazards from improper fit.

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a): ROAD CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.  (b): TRAIL CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:   (a): ROAD CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.  (b): TRAIL CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:   (a): ROAD CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.  (b): TRAIL CREW: Employees were permitted to cut, drill, and grind, silica containing material during trail work and had not fully implemented the controls specified in Table 1, and the employer had not assessed the exposure levels under paragraph (d) of the section.

Issued

Sep 30, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:   (a): ROAD CREW: Employees work with silica containing material, including cutting, drill, and grinding, and there was no written program in place, exposing employees to hazards from exposures.    (b): TRAIL CREW: Employees work with silica containing material, including cutting and grinding, and there was no written program in place, exposing employees to hazards from exposures.