OSHA Inspection: SUNBELT HOMES, INC.

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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 no medical
surveillance was developed or implemented for silicosis and related
exposures:
a)At the job site where a trim carpenter was sanding texture which
contained 4.2crystalline quartz resulting in an 8- hour time
weighted average of 2.07 mg/m3.  The permissible exposure limit
for silica with 4.2 crystalline quartz is 1.61 mg/m3.  Sampling
was conducted for 211 minutes during one work shift on 6-8-00.
Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 269
minutes.
Feasible methods of abatement may include, but are not limited to:
1. Medical surveillance, including:
a) A baseline examination which includes a medical and occupational
history to elicit data on signs and symptoms of respiratory disease
prior to exposures to crystalline silica.  The medical examination
emphasizing the respiratory system should be repeated every five
years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20
years of exposure.  The medical examination should be repeated
more frequently if respiratory symptoms develop or upon the
recommendation of the examining physician.
b)A baseline chest x-ray should be obtained prior to employment
with a follow-up every five years if under 20 years of exposure
and every two years if over 20 years of exposure.  A chest x-ray
may be required more frequently if determined by the examining
physician.
c)Pulmonary Function Test (PFT): Should include FEV (forced
expiratory volume in 1 second), FVC (forced vital capacity) and
DLCO (diffusion lung capacity).  PFTs should be obtained for a
baseline examination with PFTs repeated every five years if under
20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years of
exposure.  PFTs may be required more frequently if respirable
symptoms develop or if recommended by the examining physician.
d)A chest x-ray should be obtained upon employment termination.
*** Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required ***

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Nov 27, 2000

Abate by

Dec 15, 2000