OSHA Inspection: BEST GRANITE AND MARBLE LLC

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: 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)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees who dry cut granite cladding containing respirable crystalline silica.    Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer did not have a safety data sheet for granite (over 1 percent crystalline silica) for employees who dry cut granite cladding.    Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):    a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer did not include information on respirable crystalline silica ina hazard communication program for employees who dry cut granite cladding containing over one percent silica.    Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.  a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  Employees used a Makita angle grinder with a Dust Director shroud connected to a Ridgid WD09701 shop vacuum to dry cut slots in granite cladding.  The employer had not assessed the workers exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer had not assessed the exposure to respirable crystalline silica of workers who used a Makita angle grinder with a Dust Director shroud connected to a Ridgid WD09701 shop vacuum to dry cut slots in granite cladding.  Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2772.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for exposure to respirable crystalline silica covering employees who dry cut granite cladding containing over one percent silica.    Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .

Issued

2018-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:  a)  Company office at 578 Summer Ave., Newark, NJ and worksite at 2 Lincoln Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, NJ  The employer did not establish a competent person to implement a written exposure control plan for exposure to respirable crystalline silica covering employees who dry cut granite cladding containing over one percent silica.    Violation occurred on or about 10/5/18 .