OSHA Inspection: RIVER VIEW PERSONAL CARE

Issued

Sep 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i): The employer did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and/or Presumed Asbestos Containing Materials (PACM) at the work site:    a) Maintenance staff performed duties which exposed them to possible contact, disturbance and cleanup of asbestos containing materials and presumed asbestos containing materials, and the employer did not determine the presence, location and quantity of such materials, on or about July 23, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(iv): At the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas in which employees reasonably can be expected to enter and which contain ACM and/or PACM, the employer did not post signs which identify the material which is present, its location, and appropriate work practices which, if followed, will ensure that ACM and/or PACM will not be disturbed:    a) Maintenance staff performed work within the boiler room and the entrance door to the area was not labeled with asbestos warning signage, on or about July 23, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i):  Labels were not affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers:  a) Employees accessed the basement areas, including the main hallway and storage room, and insulated plumbing hot water supply lines, which contained ACM and/or PACM, were not labeled with asbestos warnings, on or about July 23, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes:    a) Housekeeping and maintenance staff, employees worked in areas where ACM and PACM was present, and had potential for disturbance and cleanup.  Employees were not trained as to the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes, on or about July 23, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 9, 2014

Abate by

Oct 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(1): The employer did not maintain all surfaces as free as practicable of ACM waste and/or debris and accompanying dust:     a) Storage Room, the floor contained a tile covering which contained asbestos (8% chrysotile asbestos) , and debris was noted which was subject to damage and spread by foot traffic, on or about July 23, 2014.    b) Storage Room, in the northern, central part of the room, a stack of discarded ACM floor tiles (8% chrysotile asbestos) which had been removed in the past, was stored outside of a container against the wall and was subject to possible damage and spread, on or about July 23, 2014.    c) Storage Room, overhead hot water plumbing components in the northern central part of the room had severely damaged outer insulation which exposed the crumbling asbestos inner material (10% chrysotile asbestos & 10% amosite asbestos) to possible damage and spread, on or about July 23, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED