OSHA Inspection: PRAVCO, INC.

Issued

2023-08-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1) The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):   Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Street. Newark, NJ 07105  a) The employer did not train employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, N95 and Half Mask negative pressure respirators.   An employee conducting demolition and grinding activities on the exterior of the building was exposed to 10.7 milligrams per cubic meter which exceeds the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 5 milligrams per cubic meter.  The employee was sampled for 150 minutes.  Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 330 minutes.  Violation occurred on or around March 20, 2023.

Issued

2023-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12031.00 · Current $12031.00

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.55(a): The employer did not limit an employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table 1 or 2 of this section in accordance with the following:  Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Street. Newark, NJ 07105.  a) The employer did not limit employee's exposure to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated (Respirable Fraction). An employee conducting demolition and grinding activities on the exterior of the building was exposed to 10.7 milligrams per cubic meter which exceeds the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 5 milligrams per cubic meter.  The employee was sampled for 150 minutes.  Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 330 minutes.  Violation occurred on or around March 20, 2023.

Issued

2023-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.55(b): Respirators used to comply with �1926.55(a) did not comply with �1926.103:  Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Street. Newark, New Jersey 07105.  a) The employer did not provide medical surveillance, fit testing, or training for employees required to wear respirators as part of their job duties, in accordance with 29 CFR  1926.103. An employee conducting demolition and grinding activities on the exterior of the building was exposed to 10.7 milligrams per cubic meter which exceeds the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 5 milligrams per cubic meter.  The employee was sampled for 150 minutes.  Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 330 minutes.  Violation occurred on or around March 20, 2023.

Issued

2023-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c) as referenced in 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Street. Newark, NJ 07105.   a) The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees conducting exterior renovations of the fa�ade including grinding brick and demolition of exterior windowsills. Employees were wearing a 7095 3M N95, and a 3M 8511 Half Face Respirator with P100 cartridges.  An employee conducting demolition and grinding activities on the exterior of the building was exposed to 10.7 milligrams per cubic meter which exceeds the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 5 milligrams per cubic meter.  The employee was sampled for 150 minutes.  Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 330 minutes.   Violation occurred on or around March 20, 2023.

Issued

2023-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1) as referenced in 29 CFR 1926.103: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:  Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Road. Newark, NJ 07105.  a) The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator for employees who grind bricks and perform demolition activities while wearing half mask negative pressure respirators.   Violation occurred on or around March 20, 2023

Issued

2023-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2) as referenced in 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:  Location: Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School. 150 Newton Street. Newark, NJ 07103  a) The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator for employees grinding bricks and conducting demolition activities. An employee conducting demolition and grinding activities on the exterior of the building was exposed to 10.7 milligrams per cubic meter which exceeds the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 5 milligrams per cubic meter.  The employee was sampled for 150 minutes.  Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 330 minutes.   Violation observed on or around March 20, 2023.