OSHA Inspection: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTS INCORPORATED

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(2): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:    a.  Worksite - On and about 03/28/2013, the employer did not provide sanitary washing facilities. Employees did not have soap or other sanitizer and used, in common, a bucket of water and rags to wash up when leaving the roof area.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:     a. Roof - 03-18-2013 to  03/28/2013, monitoring conducted for employees removing roofing materials which contained asbestos, did not accurately reflect the 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) exposure to asbestos in that:              1. An employee, working on the roof and who was recorded as being monitored, did not wear a sample.                   2. Employees, recorded as being monitored while working on the roof, did not work on the roof or wear a sample.               3.  The asbestos competent person/supervisor could not say to whom the pump/samples were issued.             4.   It could not be determined what sampling occurred, or for what duration, if any, the sample was actually worn by a worker.              5.  The asbestos supervisor/competent person indicated that a sample may have combined a personal exposure and an area sample.      b. Boiler Room - On 03/25/2013 and 03/26/2013, an accurate determination of employee exposures, representative of the 8-hour TWA, were not made in that:            1. The sample filters were allowed to become overloaded on both days this work was performed.            2. An employee, working in this area and who was recorded as being monitored, did not wear a sample.    c. Worksite - 03/18/2013 to 03/29/2013, Collection of samples did not meet the requirements of mandatory Appendix A of this standard in that:            1. Each set of samples taken did not include 10% field blanks or a minimum of 2 field blanks as required by item 4 of the Sampling and Analytical Procedure of mandatory Appendix A. Only one blank was submitted with each set of daily samples.               2.  Each personal sampling pump was not calibrated before and after use as required by item 6 of the Sampling and Analytical Procedure of mandatory Appendix A.               3.  For samples taken during abatement of the boiler room, the appropriate levels of filter loading were not obtained and filters were not inspected to determine whether the samples might become overloaded and require a second filter as required by item 11 of the Sampling and Analytical Procedure of mandatory Appendix A.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(ii): Determinations of employee exposure were not made from breathing zone air samples that were representative of the 8-hour time weighted average and 30-minute short-term exposures for each employee:  a. Roof - As of 03/28/2013 a determination of the 30-minute short-term exposure(s) to asbestos had not been made for employees removing roofing materials which contained asbestos.   b. Boiler Room - As of 03/28/2013 a determination of the 30-minute short-term exposure(s) to asbestos had not been made for employees involved in removing asbestos containing materials from the boiler.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(3)(i)(D): The competent person did not supervise all employee exposure monitoring required by 29 CFR 1926.1101(o) and ensure that it is conducted as required by 29 CFR 1926.1101(f):  a. Worksite - As of 03/28/2013, there was insufficient supervision of employee asbestos monitoring to assure the proper collection and accuracy of personal air samples in that:    1. The supervisor/competent person did not know which worker was supposed to be monitored and to whom samples/pumps had been issued to by another person.  2. There was inadequate communication to assure that the sampling record accurately reflected which worker was monitored and the duration of exposure.  3. Sample collection did not follow the requirements of the Sampling and Analytical Procedure contained in mandatory Appendix A.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

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 such products, including waste containers:    a. Worksite - On 03/28/2013 the dumpster containing asbestos roofing materials was not labeled.

Issued

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(n)(2)(i): The employer did not keep an accurate record of all measurements taken to monitor employee exposure to asbestos as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.1101(f):     a. Roof - As of 03/28/2013, records of personal monitoring were not accurate in that employees, working on the roof and named in the record, were not sampled.  One employee listed on the record did not work on the roof.  It was not known who or what was sampled or the duration of work with asbestos containing materials. The supervisor/competent person did not determine which worker the sample pumps were issued to.