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QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

3487 INVENTORS ROAD, NORFOLK, VA, 23502
Operated by Q.E.D. Systems Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
336611Ship Building and Repairing
EIN 540850637

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OSHA inspections
4
over 19 years
Violations
15
$40,833 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $40,833 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 670 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
15
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$40,833
$2,722 avg / violation
73% serious27% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $40,833 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$3,970Nov 2006Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$4,424Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11$4,424Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$4,424Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0311$4,424Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1915.1026 D0111$4,424Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$3,686Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$3,686Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 II A11$3,686Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11$3,686Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1915.0089 Q0111Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11Jan 2022Jan 2022
29 CFR 1915.0092 D11Nov 2006Nov 2006

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3366 within VA. Peer group: 670 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $138
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−3.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.8

Reported for 99 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-10-27Planned64$14,745
2021-10-27Planned66$22,119
2011-03-30Planned1$3,240
2006-11-08Planned21$730

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Q.E.D. Systems Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Q.E.D. Systems Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in ship building and repairing within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Q.E.D. Systems Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Q.E.D. Systems Inc, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $40,833.4 in total penalties.
How does QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. QED SYSTEMS INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.2.