OSHA Inspection: LANG STONE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2024-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(3)(i): Scheduled monitoring option. (i) The employer shall perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where several employees perform the same tasks on the same shift and in the same work area, the employer may sample a representative fraction of these employees in order to meet this requirement. In representative sampling, the employer shall sample the employee(s) who are expected to have the highest exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  a. On or before February 20, 2024, the employer did not conduct air monitoring to determine employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica while performing cutting and polishing operations on silica containing materials such as granite.