OSHA Inspection: NYHUS ENTERPRISES LLC

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer required employees to wear a supplied air respirator for protection against silica while abrasive blasting and did not have a written respiratory program.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH. (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not identify and evaluate the employees exposure to respirable silica while abrasive blasting; the employees exposure was 0.505 mg/m3 with a PEL of 0.562 mg/m3.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communicationprogram which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning,material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:       (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program within the workplace for employees exposed to substances such as,but not limited to, silica, degreasers, and paint.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals intheir work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trainedabout is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability,carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety datasheets.    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not provided employees with information and training on the hazardous substances used in their workplace such as,but not limited to, silica, degreasers, and paint.