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Qvest: OSHA inspections and violations

Austin, Texas · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

1inspections
3citation items
$5,400current penalties
Aug 11, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Qvest in Texas one time.

It opened on Aug 11, 2015 after a complaint, in Austin.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $10,800; today they stand at $5,400, 50% less.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Qvest averages $5,400 across 1 cited inspection.

Qvest: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 340883511 OPENED AUG 11, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2016

6301 E Stassney Lane, Austin, TX 78744 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$3,600$1,800Nov 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,600$1,800Nov 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$3,600$1,800Nov 30, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1)

(c) Hearing conservation program. (1) The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.

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