OSHA Inspection: ALEXANDRIA TILE COMPANY INC.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 9015

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:    Location: a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles with mortar. Employees typically used approximately 6 to 8 bags of mortar in a day. They were exposed to chemical hazard of silica. The employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 9015

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  Location: a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles with mortar. Employees typically used approximately 6 to 8 bags of mortar in a day. They were exposed to chemical hazard of silica. The employer did not provide employees with medical evaluation.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 9015

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):  Location: a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles with mortar. Employees typically used approximately 6 to 8 bags of mortar in a day. They were exposed to chemical hazard of silica. The employer did not ensure the employees required to wear the tight fitting half face elastomeric respirators were fit tested.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 9015

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  Location: a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles with mortar. Employees typically used approximately 6 to 8 bags of mortar in a day. They were exposed to chemical hazard of silica. The employer did not provide training to the employees required to wear the tight fitting half face elastomeric respirators.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 05779015

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. As reference in 29 CFR 1926.59.  Location: a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles, and were exposed to chemical hazard including but not limited to flexible additive, and thin set mortar. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05779015

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. As reference in 29 CFR 1926.59.   Location:  a) At MTA East Side Access Project:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles, and were exposed to chemical hazard including but not limited to flexible additive, and thin set mortar. The employer did not provide training on the hazards associated to the chemicals used at the site.

Issued

2020-06-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3856.00 · Current $3856.00

Hazardous substances 9015

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:  On or about 12/27/2019, employees were installing tiles with mortar. Employees typically used approximately 6 to 8 bags of mortar in a day. They were exposed to chemical hazard of silica. The employer did not assess the exposure of employees who may reasonably be expected to exposed to respirable crystalline silica.