OSHA Inspection: HB ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,975 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:   a) At the facility, 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators while welding on metals, including but not limited to brass alloys, aluminum and working with wood.  Condition noted on or about 09/16/2025.    NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT. CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators while welding on metals, including but not limited to brass alloys, aluminum and working with  wood.  Condition noted on or about 09/16/2025.    NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT. CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:   a) At the facility, 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to use 3M N95 particulate respirators while welding on metals, including but not limited to brass alloys, aluminum and while working with wood, were fit tested.  Condition noted on or about 09/16/2025.    NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT. CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):   a) At the facility 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not provide respirator training to employees required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators while welding on metals, including but not limited to brass alloys, aluminum and working with wood.  Condition noted on or about 09/16/2025.    NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE INSPECTION CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT. CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Abate by

Mar 10, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,975 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   a)	At the facility, 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees required to weld metals, including but not limited to brass alloys and aluminum.    Condition noted on 09/16/2025.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 4, 2026

Abate by

Mar 10, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:   a)	At the facility, 862 East 139th Street:  The employer did not provide effective training hazard communication training for employees required to weld on metals, including but not limited to brass alloys and aluminum and while working with wood.  Condition noted on 09/16/2025.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER CFR 1903.19.