OSHA Inspection: PRATT PLUMBING & HEATING INC.

Issued

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a). On or about 11/13/13, at 151 Menands Loudonville, NY 12211, for an employee working in the basement. The employee was exposed to Carbon Monoxide at an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 120.4 ppm (SAE=0.303), which is 2.41 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. Employee exposure was determined by post exposure carboxyhemoglobin (COHB) measurement. The employer did not educate employees on recognizing symptoms associated with carbon monoxide overexposure.

Issued

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists:  a). On or about 11/13/13, at 151 Menands Loudonville, NY 12211, for an employee working in the basement. The employee was exposed to Carbon Monoxide at an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 120.4 ppm (SAE=0.303), which is 2.41 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. Employee exposure was determined by post exposure carboxyhemoglobin (COHB) measurement.

Issued

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s):  a). On or about 11/13/13, at 151 Menands Loudonville, NY 12211, for an employee working in the basement. The employee was exposed to Carbon Monoxide at an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 120.4 ppm (SAE=0.303), which is 2.41 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. Employee exposure was determined by post exposure carboxyhemoglobin (COHB) measurement. The employer did not implement administrative or engineering controls.