OSHA Inspection: TRADITIONAL MARBLE & GRANITE LTD

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90009130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about November 8, 2023, the employer had not provided employees voluntarily using N-95 filter facepiece respirators when performing job tasks such as hand cutting or grinding natural and engineered stone with the advisory information on respirators from Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  On or about November 8, 2023, the employer did not assess employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica during processes such as but not limited to CNC cutting of natural and engineered stone slabs, water polishing of natural and engineered stone slabs. Employees are potentially exposed to respiratory hazards related to silica when cutting, grinding, polishing, and engraving on natural and engineered stone products in the workplace.