OSHA Inspection: F & S SUPERB MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $1,057 Reduced

Hazardous substances 900091309135

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:  a)	Austal West Yard and F & S Shop:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to use a N95 particulate filtering respirators during wire wheel and grinding work tasks and did not ensure a written Respiratory Protection Program was in place with all the required elements of the standard.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 900091309135

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:  a)	Austal West Yard and F & S Shop:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear a N95 particulate filtering respirators while conducting work tasks such as wire wheel and grinding and did not ensure a medical evaluation was conducted to determine their ability to use a respirator.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 900091309135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a)	Austal West Yard and F & S Shop:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to use a N95 particulate filtering respirators during wire wheel and grinding work tasks and did not ensure fit testing was conducted before required use.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 91309135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3):Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a)	Austal West Yard and F & S Shop:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from dust generated during grinding work tasks and required use of N95 respirators without ensuring training on the respirator was conducted prior to use.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 900091309135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a)	Austal West Yard and F & S Shop:  On or about November 2, 2022 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from dust in the work area while installing valves and provided N95 respirators for voluntary use without providing training on Appendix D.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(d)(1):When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) Austal West Yard, Ellis Island Dredge/Barge:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer is exposing employee was to noise hazards from work tasks that involve using impact wrenches and other sandblasting activity in the work area  by other companies without ensuring an initial monitoring and assessment of noise exposure.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  Austal West Yard worksite:  On or about November 15, 2022, and at times prior to, employee(s) were not provided a hazard assessment for job tasks that exposed employee(s) to struck by and laceration hazards while performing work tasks such as repairing, removing and cleaning valves using electric grinders, hand wrenches, impact wrenches, pipe wrenches and hammer wrenches.

Issued

Jan 13, 2023

Abate by

Jan 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 212790009130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(1):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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  a) Austal West Yard, Ellis Island Dredge/Barge:  On or about November 2, 2022, and at times prior to, an employee was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated and silica from an upset event involving the hopper dumping and cleaning of the barge and sandblasting activity in the work area of F & S Superb Marine & Industrial Services, Inc. employees without ensuring an assessment of exposure to crystalline silica.