OSHA Inspection: R.A.P. ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation where exposure monitoring is required under this section shall perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed.   During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos and the employer had not conducted an exposure assessment.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace:  During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos and the employer had not conducted an exposure assessment prior to or at the initiation of work.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(iv): All Class II asbestos work shall be performed using the work practices and requirements set out above in paragraph (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(iii) of this section.    During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos and the employer did not use a vacuum equipped with HEPA filters to clean up asbestos containing roofing dust and debris.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(A): Roofing material shall be removed in an intact state to the extent feasible.    During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos because the employer did require asbestos containing roof shingles to be removed intact.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(B): Wet methods shall be used to remove roofing materials that are not intact, or that will be rendered not intact during removal, unless such wet methods are not feasible or will create safety hazards.      During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos and employer did not require the use of wet methods when feasible for roof shingles that were not intact.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(E): Asbestos-containing material that has been removed from a roof shall not be dropped or thrown to the ground. Unless the material is carried or passed to the ground by hand, it shall be lowered to the ground via covered, dust-tight chute, crane or hoist:    During the removal of asbestos containing roof shingles, employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos because employees removed the shingles/debris and tossed it to the ground or the adjacent dumpster.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(A): The employer selected or used filtering facepiece respirator against asbestos fibers:      Employees of R.A.P. Roofing were tearing off asbestos containing roofing shingles where shingles were not removed intact and no wet methods were in use. The employer had selected and provided employees with N 95 filtering respirators for employee use during the Class II asbestos removal.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations:      Employees of R.A.P. Roofing were engaged in a tear off of asbestos containing roofing shingles in which there was a potential exposure to airborne asbestos and the employer had not provided training for the employees.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1): The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos that exceed the time weighted average and/or excursion limit in 29 CFR 1926.1101(c) or for which a required negative exposure assessment was not produced:    Employees of R.A.P. Rooofing were removing asphalt asbestos containing shingles that were not intact and generated dust that potentiallly exposed employees and the employer did not provide nor require protective clothing such as, tyvek type suits, gloves, and booties.

Issued

Aug 6, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(2): Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal was not collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers:     Employees of R.A.P. Roofing were exposed to airborne asbestos while tearing off asphalt shingles, the employer tossed unbagged, dry, and broken asbestos containing shingles and other debris in an open trailer.