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OSHA News Release
2001 - 06/01/2001 - OSHA FINES TARPON SPRINGS CONTRACTOR $79,500 FOLLOWING INSPECTION OF JACKSONVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT |
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Region 4 News Release: USDOL: 01-88
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-conduct quarterly air monitoring to determine employees' level of exposure to lead; -provide medical surveillance to employees when lead exposures reached a certain level; -provide employees with clean personal protective equipment daily when lead exposures exceeded permissible levels; -assure that employees wore proper fall protection when working from aerial lifts, and -provide proper guardrail systems. |
A repeat violation occurs when an employer has been cited previously for a substantially similar condition and the citation has become a final order of the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
A serious violation is one in which there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.
Damalos & Sons, Inc., has 15 working days to contest OSHA's citations and proposed penalties before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The company, which employs approximately 40 workers, had eight workers at the bridge site.
This inspection was conducted by OSHA's Jacksonville area office located at 1851 Executive Center Drive, Suite 227, Jacksonville, FL 32207; telephone (904)232-2895.
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