OSHA Inspection: NEW JERSEY BELL

Issued

May 15, 1989

Abate by

May 22, 1989

Penalty

Initial $720 · Current $720

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of disturbing friable asbestos:
a) Maintenance mechanics and clean-up personnel working in the Boiler
Area were exposed to friable asbestos, potentially exposing them to
excessive airborne levels of asbetos fibers. The employees were not
aware that the material on the boiler room floor and the boiler door
contained asbestos. The employees could unknowingly disturb the
material exposing themselves to unknown levels of airborne asbestos
causing lung cancer, asbestosis or death.
Observed on or about 3/27/89.
Among others, acceptable and feasible method to correct this hazard is
to enforce NJ Bell's internal standard SAF 300-003, Appendix B
effectively. Essential elements of this program pertaining the the
hazard noted above are:

Issued

May 15, 1989

Abate by

May 22, 1989

Penalty

Initial $720

Issued

Mar 29, 1989

Abate by

Apr 1, 1989