OSHA Inspection: L&P SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(5)(ii)(A)  The employer did not demonstrate that PACM does not contain more than 1 percent asbestos by the following:  Having a completed inspection conducted pursuant to the requirements of AHERA (40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E) which demonstrates that the material is not ACM.    On November 21, 2012, the employer did not have a complete inspection conducted pursuant to the 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E AHERA requirements to demonstrate the Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM) is not Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).  Several different homogeneous areas were identified throughout the building and, at minimum, three random bulk samples were not collected from each homogeneous area that is less than 1000 square feet.  In addition, the employer didn't have a completed inspection conducted pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR 763, Subpart E which requires a homogeneous area to be determined to contain asbestos on the finding that the results of at least one sample collected from that area shows asbestos present in an amount greater than 1 percent.