OSHA Inspection: PRAIRIE VIEW LANDSCAPING AND LAWN CARE

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:    Employees exposed to inhalation of particulate during brick cutting activities were required to use disposable filtering facepiece respirators and the employer did not have a respiratory protection program in place.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form      Employees exposed to inhalation of particulate during brick cutting activities were required to use disposable filtering facepiece respirators and the employer did not make a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:       Employees exposed to inhalation of particulate during brick cutting activities were required to use disposable filtering facepiece respirators and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):    Employees exposed to inhalation of particulate during brick cutting activities were required to use disposable filtering facepiece respirator and the employer did not ensure the employee passed the appropriate fit test.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):    Employees exposed to inhalation of particulate during brick cutting activities were required to use disposable filtering facepiece respirator and the employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   Employees engaged in landscaping activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as fuels to run blowers and other landscaping equipment, dust during brick cutting activities and other hazards chemicals or materials because the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii).

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  Employees engaged in landscaping activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as fuels to run blowers and other landscaping equipment and to dust during brick cutting activities and the employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

Issued

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Employees engaged in landscaping activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as fuels to run blowers and other landscaping equipment and to dust during brick cutting activities and other hazards chemicals or materials because   the employer did not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.