OSHA Inspection: ENVIRONMENTAL RECONDITIONING INC.

Issued

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii) For protection against gases and vapors, the employer did not provide an air-purifying respirator.  On April 3, 2013, employees were found to be removing asbestos containing mastic using Safeguard Mastic Remover and were not equipped with air purifying cartridges on their respirators.

Issued

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3)(iv) Showers were not provided with hot and cold water feeding a common discharge line.  On April 3, 2013, employees were found to be removing asbestos containing material and did not have a properly functioning shower supplied with hot water.

Issued

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i)   The employer who had a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conduct 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.   On April 3, 2013, employees were found to be removing asbestos containing material and had not performed an Initial Exposure Assessment to properly ensure all control systems were functioning properly.  Employees were found to be in a Negative Pressure Enclosure with several deficiencies, notably the lack of hot water to the shower and employees not equipped with the proper respiratory protection during mastic removal, which an Initial Exposure Assessment would have identified.

Issued

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR1910.134(m)(2)(i)(C) The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee including specific make, model, style, and size of respirator tested  On April 3, 2013, employees were found to be using North 7700 series respirators and recordkeeping of employees fit testing records do not list the specific model of North respirators employees were fit tested.