Feds Serve Countertop Fabricator Silica Exposure Citation

Earlier this fall, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region 1 officials in Boston proposed $58,500 in penalties for Rozetti Marble & Granite

Earlier this fall, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region 1 officials in Boston proposed $58,500 in penalties for Rozetti Marble & Granite LLC, contending the local countertop fabricator failed to correct hazards cited in a 2004 shop inspection. Hazards the company failed to abate include exposure of employees to excess silica levels and lack of engineering controls to reduce those levels; absence of written respiratory protection and hazard communication programs; failure to institute a hearing conservation program and provide hearing protection for employees exposed to excess noise levels; misuse of unguarded grinders; and, use of untrained employees to operate forklifts. The proposed fine covers 10 failure to abate citations, which are issued when an employer agrees, then fails to correct previously cited hazards.