OSHA Inspection: JESSE JONES CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(d)(2): Asbestos hazards at a multi-employer work site were not abated by the contractor who created or controlled the source of asbestos contamination:    (a) Throughout the tank rooms; Asbestos removal was performed without an exposure hazard assessment, regulated area, equipment room, correct placement of critical barriers, and demarcation.

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:  (a) Throughout the tank rooms; The employer conducted non-friable 15% chrysotile Class II asbestos removal work without an established regulated area that limited access and/or required respirator use for persons entering the regulated area.

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that the exposure assessment was conducted in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by the exposure data or the lack of a negative exposure assessment:  (a)  Throughout the tank rooms; The employer did not complete an exposure assessment or supply the criteria necessary to establish a negative exposure assessment when removing non-friable category II asbestos with 15% chrysotile.

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(ii): For all indoor Class II jobs, where the employer has not produced a negative exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section, or where the employer does not remove the ACM in a substantially intact state, the employer did not use a method from this section to ensure that airborne asbestos does not migrate from the regulated area;  (a) Throughout the tank rooms; The employer did not ensure a method was in place to isolate asbestos fibers during asbestos removal which contains 15% chrysotile.

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

Jun 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:  (a) Throughout the tank rooms; A decontamination room was not established for employees removing 15% chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Apr 25, 2014

Abate by

May 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at each location where a regulated area was required to be established:  (a) Throughout the tank rooms; There was no demarcation at such a distance that employees could read the warning sign(s) to take necessary precautions prior to entering an area where 15% chrysotile asbestos was being removed.