US Labor Department's OSHA is proposing over $135,000 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop manufacturer

January 27, 2010

US Labor Department's OSHA is proposing $133,875 in penalties against Atlanta stone countertop manufacturer for health hazards

Atlanta Intown Granite is being cited for failing to correct previous violations.

 

U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, otherwise known as OSHA, has cited Atlanta Intown Granite Company in Atlanta for continuing to expose its employees to health hazards for over a year after OSHA cited the company for similar violations.

OSHA proposes $133,875 in penalties against the company for exposing workers to excess amounts of silica by not fully implementing a respiratory protection program, failing to fully implement a hearing conservation program and failing to establish a written hazard communication program on exposure to hazardous substances.

Exposure to silica can lead to silicosis, a disabling, nonreversible and potentially fatal lung disease. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that each year more than 250 people die from and hundreds more are disabled by silicosis.

"Silica and noise exposure remain serious hazards to employees at work, but both hazards are 100 percent preventable if employers fully implement protection programs," said Andre Richards, director of OSHA's Atlanta-West Area Office.

 

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