OSHA Inspection: ALPINE ROOFING CO., INC.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2310.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1):  All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:     1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  This Class II type work was not conducted within a regulated area.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(6):  The employer did not ensure that all asbestos work performed within regulated areas was supervised by a competent person:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  The work was not supervised by a competent person who had received training which met the criteria for the EPA Model Accredidation Plan for supervisors.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(F):  Upon being lowered to the ground, unwrapped roofing materials containing asbestos were not transferred to a closed receptacle to preclude the dispersion of dust:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  After being lowered to the ground, the material was placed unwrapped in an open top dump truck.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i):  Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at each location where a regulated area was required to be established:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area and which contained the language required by paragraph (k)(7)(ii) of this section were not posted.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(i):  Labels were not affixed to all products containing asbestos and to all containers containing asbestos, including waste containers:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  The material was placed in an open top dump truck and a warning label containing the language required by paragraph (k)(8)(iii) was not placed on the container.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2310.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i):  Where exposure monitoring was required under this section, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  Air monitoring was not conducted to determine the employees' exposure to asbestos.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2310.00 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:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  The employer had not produced a negative-exposure assessment, the work was not supervised by a competent person, all work practices specified in the standard were not followed, and the employees had not received the required training.  The employer did not provide the employees with half-mask air-purifying respirators equipped with HEPA filters.

Issued

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2310.00 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:    1) On December 27, 2011, and at prior times, employees removed roofing material that contained asbestos.  The employees had not received training in all the elements required by this standard.