OSHA Inspection: SPECTRUM GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1):  All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not ensure that all Class II asbestos work was conducted within a regulated area.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not ensure that the Class II work was conducted within a regulated area.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i):  The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing ACM and PACM:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing ACM and PACM.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not ensure that employees used vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii):  The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application, and cleanup, except where the employer demonstrated that the use of such methods was infeasible:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos removal and cleanup, except where the employer demonstrated that the use of such methods was infeasible.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not ensure that employees used wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos removal and cleanup.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(ii): For all indoor Class II jobs, where the employer had not produced a negative exposure assessment, the employer did not use one of the methods found in (g)(7)(ii)[A] - [C] to ensure that airborne asbestos did not migrate from the regulated area:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, for all indoor Class II jobs, where Spectrum General Contractors Inc had not produced a negative exposure assessment, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not use one of the methods found in (g)(7)(ii)[A] - [C] to ensure that airborne asbestos did not migrate from the regulated area.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer had not produced a negative exposure assessment.  The employer did not use critical barriers, other barriers, or isolation methods.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i):  Where a negative exposure assessment has not been produced, the employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, where a negative exposure assessment has not been produced, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not produce a negative exposure assessment.  The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i):  The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an exposure assessment.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(3)(i):  The employer failed to conduct daily monitoring that was representative of the exposure of each employee assigned to work in regulated areas or who performed Class I or II work:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc failed to conduct daily monitoring that was representative of the exposure of each employee assigned to work in regulated areas or who performed Class I or II work.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not conduct daily monitoring of the employees who performed Class II work.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Sep 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i):  Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not ensure that Class II work was supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not ensure that the Class II work was supervised by a competent person.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1):  The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos when a required negative exposure assessment was not produced:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos when a required negative exposure assessment was not produced.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not produce a negative exposure assessment.  The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i):  Before work in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) was begun, the employer did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM, pursuant to paragraph (k)(1) of this section:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, before work in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) was begun, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM, pursuant to paragraph (k)(1) of this section.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing material prior to work beginning.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Aug 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii)(B):  Before work under this standard was performed, the employer of employees who will perform such work did not inform employees of the location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos was confined to the area:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, before work under this standard was performed, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not inform employees of the location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos was confined to the area.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not inform the employees of the location and quantity of asbestos containing material and the precautions to be taken to insure airborne asbestos was confined to the area.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Sep 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,428 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(ii):  Training was not provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter for employees likely to be exposed in excess of a PEL and for employees performing Class I through IV asbestos operations:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not ensure that training was provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter for employees performing Class I through IV asbestos operations.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The floor tile contained six to eight percent chrysotile asbestos.  The floor tile was asbestos containing material (ACM).  This activity was Class II asbestos work.  The employer did not provide Class II asbestos work training to the employees.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Sep 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested, or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested, or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The employer required employees wear 3M tight fitting air purifying half mask respirators.  One employee was not provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use the respirator.  This condition potentially exposed one employee to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Aug 3, 2011

Abate by

Sep 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective, comprehensive, understandable, annual respirator training to employees who are required to use respirators:    Spectrum General Contractors Inc, at 1500 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO: On or about 4/28/11, Spectrum General Contractors Inc did not provide effective, comprehensive, understandable, annual respirator training to employees who are required to use respirators.  Employees removed floor tile and mastic from the first floor of the Saddlery Building.  The employer required employees wear 3M tight fitting air purifying half mask respirators.  One employee was not provided comprehensive annual respirator training.  This condition potentially exposed one employee to a respiratory hazard.