OSHA Inspection: VERHALEN INC

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,786

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    a)  The employer did not evaluate the building located at 311 Grant Street, De Pere, WI, that was over 100 years old, for materials containing lead prior to removing exterior windows and the associated woodwork in the facility.    b)  The employer did not conduct personal monitoring while removing lead containing material from the building located at 311 Grant Street, De Pere, WI.        No Abatement Documentation or Abatement Certification is required.

Issued

Jul 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment, as required in 29 CFR 1926.62(d), and documented that the employee(s) performing any of the listed tasks was not exposed above the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), the employer did not treat affected employee(s) as if they were exposed above the PEL, and not in excess of ten times the PEL, and did not implement employee protective measures prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v):    a)  The employer did not require employees to wear appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment during selective demolition of structures coated with lead paint from the building located at 311 Grant Street, De Pere, WI.         No Abatement Documentation or Abatement Certification is required.