OSHA Inspection: RL GROUP LLC

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:       a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ:  Employees were observed utilizing pneumatic powered tools, including but not limited to a Hitachi nailers, during roofing/siding operations without the use of eye or face protection.     Condition observed on/or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: Employee was exposed to fall hazards when allowed to utilize a Werner 40 foot extension ladder that was resting on the center of the top rung, allowing for shifting during ascent and descent.    Condition observed on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Dec 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos 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:    a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior.  An assessment of anticipated exposure(s) and planning of control measures was not performed by a competent person prior to initiation of work which presented a hazard of asbestos exposure.     Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Dec 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i): All Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in 29 CFR 1926.1101(b):     a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior, where the work was not supervised by a competent person.      Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(B): Each panel or shingle was not sprayed with amended water prior to removal:    a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior without the use of wet methods to control the release of asbestos fibers.    Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1)(iii): Respirators were not used during Class II and III asbestos jobs where wet methods were not used:    a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior without wet methods to control the release of asbestos fibers.  Air-purifying respirators equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters were not provided by the employer for the protection of employees from airborne asbestos fibers.     Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

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:  a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior.  An assessment of anticipated exposure(s) and planning of control measures was not performed by a competent person,  and protective clothing such as coveralls was not provided nor required by the employer to prevent contamination of employees from airborne fibers.    Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.

Issued

Oct 14, 2014

Abate by

Dec 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A): Employees performing Class II work were not trained in all the elements included in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii) and the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g):    a) 1214 Route 22 West, Mountainside, NJ: In preparation for new vinyl siding installation on a single family home, employees removed existing transite shingle siding containing 15% Chrystoline asbestos from the exterior.  Training of a minimum of 8 hours covering specific work practices and controls, including hands-on instruction, was not provided to employees performing such Class II asbestos work.      Condition occurred on or about August 11, 2014.