OSHA Inspection: PASQUALE BARONE

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    The employees tore off and removed asbestos containing transite roof shingle, and repaired the roof structure by installing new roof rafters and sheathing, working from heights of approximately 11 to 22 feet from grade.   The employer however did not ensure the employees were protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The work was not conducted within a regulated area.     Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ  Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not perform an exposure assessment of the work, and did not  establish a decontamination room or area for employees engaged in Class II asbestos work.   Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at such a distance from regulated areas that an employee may read the signs an take necessary protective steps before entering the area marked by the signs:  a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ  Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The work was not conducted within a regulated area demarcated by warning signs.    Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an exposure assessment at the initiation of the operation of asbestos removal.     Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014        Abatement Note:    An effective exposure assessment includes:      -Past and current air monitoring;  -A review of relevant controls, conditions and factors influencing the degree of exposure such as but not limited to quality of supervision, employee training, techniques used for wetting asbestos containing material (ACM) and placing/repositioning ventilation equipment.

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material:      a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ      Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not use engineering controls including but not limited to vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos during the work.      Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application and cleanup:   a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ   Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not use engineering controls including but not limited to wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, removal, cutting, and cleanup:  Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

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:   a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ   Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The asbestos containing transite shingle waste was not collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled impermeable bags, or wrapped and sealed in impermeable wrapping as soon as feasible.    Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide a half-mask air-purifying respirator, other than a disposable respirator, equipped with high-efficiency filters, whenever the employee(s) performed Class II and III asbestos jobs where no negative exposure assessment was available:    a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not perform occupational exposure sampling to determine exposure levels, nor provide air purifying respirators to the employees performing the work.     Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i):  Before the employer permitted its own employees to perform work subject to this standard in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM), the employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material therein pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):         a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material prior to its disturbance and handling.     Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii)(B): The employer did not inform employees who performed work under 29 CFR 1926.1101 of the location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos is confined to the area:   a) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ   Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not provide the employees with any information about the asbestos containing transite shingles they disturbed and handled, nor precautions they should take to minimize exposure to airborne asbestos fibers.   Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014

Issued

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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) Stable building, property formerly known as Miller Sheep Farm, 95 Brighton Road, NJ    Employees tore off and removed Class II  transite roofing shingles that contained 15% Chrysotile Asbestos.  The employer did not provide the employees with any information about the asbestos containing transite shingles they disturbed and handled, nor precautions they should take to minimize exposure to airborne asbestos fibers, or any of the elements required by 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii).     Violation occurred on or about March 6, 2014      Abatement note:  The training program shall include elements required by 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii)(A) through 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii)(J).