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William Hoston: OSHA inspections and violations

Americus, Georgia · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · NAICS 238320

1inspections
4citation items
$2,661current penalties
Nov 16, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected William Hoston once in Georgia.

The inspection began on Nov 16, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Americus.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,435 and now stand at $2,661, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and William Hoston averages $2,661 (1 cited inspection).

William Hoston: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342781960 OPENED NOV 16, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2019

328 Cotton Street, Americus, GA 31709 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,772$1,663Jan 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,663$998Jan 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jan 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jan 18, 2018Final

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 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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