OSHA Inspection: CC PROPERTIES, LLC

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i):  Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    a.  On or about December 14, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees performed renovations where electrical receptacles of 50 volts or more were unguarded and pulled out from the wall thereby exposing  employees to the hazards of live electrical parts.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1):  All Class I, II and III asbestos work shall be conducted within regulated areas. All other operations covered by this standard shall be conducted within a regulated area where airborne concentrations of asbestos exceed, or there is a reasonable possibility they may exceed a PEL. Regulated areas shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3),(4) and (5) of this section.    a. On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The Class II asbestos operations were not conducted in a regulated area, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i):  Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall ensure that a "competent person" conducts an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace. The assessment must be completed in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by exposure data or the lack of a "negative exposure assessment," and to provide information necessary to assure that all control systems planned are appropriate for that operation and will work properly.    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an exposure assessment before performing Class II asbestos operations, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(1):  General. On all construction worksites covered by this standard, the employer shall designate a competent person, having the qualifications and authorities for ensuring worker safety and health required by Subpart C, General Safety and Health Provisions for Construction (29 CFR 1926.20 through 1926.32).    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not designate a competent person to ensure worker safety, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1): The employer did not use the engineering controls and work practices located in (g)(1)(i) - (g)(1)(iii)of this section in all operations covered regardless of exposure levels:    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not ensure the use of engineering and work practices including but not limited to, the use of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters, wet methods during removal, and prompt clean up and disposal of wastes in leak tight containers.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i): For removing vinyl and asphalt flooring materials which contain ACM or for which in buildings constructed no later than 1980, that the employer has not verified the absence of ACM pursuant to paragraph (f)(8)(i)(I) of this section.  The employer did not ensure that employees comply with the work practices listed in paragraphs (a) through (I) of this section:    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not ensure the use of certain work practices including but not limited to, prohibiting sanding and rip up of tiles, ensuring wet method used when scraping, prohibiting dry sweeping and mechanical chipping, removal of tiles intact at all times and/or during heating removal methods, and to conduct work with the assumption that mastic and backing contained asbestos.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

May 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A):  The employer did not provide a half-mask air-purifying respirator, other than a disposable respirator, equipped with high-efficiency filters, whenever the employee(s) performed Class II and III asbestos jobs where the employer did not produce a negative-exposure assessment:    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not have a negative-exposure assessment and did not provide or require that employees used appropriate respirators when the ACM was not removed intact.   Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(i):  Before work subject to this standard is begun, building and facility owners shall determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the work site pursuant to paragraph (k)(1) of this section.    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos.   Prior to the construction activities, the employer failed to determine the presence, location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the worksite thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(ii)(B):  The building owner and/or facility owner did not notify employees who work in or adjacent to the areas of the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing materials (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing materials (PACM):    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos.  The employer failed to notify employees of the presence, location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the worksite thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

Jun 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A):  Employees performing Class II work were not trained in all the elements included in paragraph (k)(9)(viii) and the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in paragraph (g) of this section:    a.  On or about December 9, 2011, in unit 501 of the above addressed location, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tiles containing 2% chrysotile asbestos.   The employer failed to provide employees with required training which can be understood and included methods of recognizing asbestos, the relationship between smoking and asbestos exposure, means of exposure and prevention of exposure including specific engineering controls and work practices, the proper use and limitations of respirators, medical surveillance programs and posting requirements.  Employees were exposed to the hazards associated with asbestos exposure.