OSHA Inspection: HUNTSVILLE GRANITE AND MARBLE, LLC

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $2305.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program was developed and implemented for employees required to wear respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, 3M half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were provided to employees required to wear respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, 3M half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure fit tests were provided to employees required to wear respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, 3M half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:   (a) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not implement an appropriate respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, 3M half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $2305.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(e)(2)(i): The employer did not demarcate regulated areas from the rest of the workplace in a manner that minimized the number of employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica within the regulated area:   (a) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure regulated areas were demarcated.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(e)(2)(ii): The employer failed to post signs at all entrances to regulated areas:   (a) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure signs were posted at entrances to regulated area(s) that included the prescribed hazard language.

Issued

2024-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $2305.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year:   (a) On or about April 8, 2024 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that medical surveillance was made available to employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS).