OSHA Inspection: BOLD CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

Hazardous substances BWPBC141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    (a) On or about October 7, 2014, for employees exposed to chemicals hazards while wearing 3M N 95 cloth filtering facepiece respirators which were stored in the open on a cart with 2,249 mirco grams per square foot of lead and 2,273 micro grams per square foot of cadmium on its surface.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPB

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    (a) On or about October 7, 2014, employees were exposed to health hazards from lead from a cart in the basement of 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPBC141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1127(k)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practical of accumulations of cadmium:    (a) On or about October 7, 2014, employees were exposed to cadmium where surface levels on a cart used for storage measured 2,273 micro grams per square foot in the basement of 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances BWPBC141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    (a) On or about October 7, 2014, for employees exposed to health hazards from lead and cadmium where they were not trained on the recognition and mitigation of those hazards while demolishing and salvaging material in the basement of the building at 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) Employees repeatedly walked over disturbed material containing asbestos to access an elevator shaft used as a trash shoot where the employer had not had a competent person conduct an exposure assessment for asbestos on the third floor of 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(6): At the entrance of the mechanical rooms/areas in which employees could reasonably be expected to enter and which contained ACM and/or PACM, the employer did not post signs identifying the material present, its location, and appropriate work practice which, if followed will ensure that asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material will not be disturbed:    (a) Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards from asbestos where the employees worked near and walked on disturbed asbestos containing material on the third floor of the building at 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(4)(ii): Waste and debris and accompanying dust in an area containing accessible thermal system, surfacing ACM/PACM, or visibly deteriorated ACM was not promptly cleaned up and disposed of in leak tight containers:    (a) Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards from asbestos where the employer did not have visibly deteriorated asbestos containing floor tile cleaned up on the third floor of 31-37 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio.

Issued

Feb 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  (a) On or about October 7, 2014 and at times prior, employees were permitted to voluntarily use the employer supplied 3M cloth filtering facepiece respirators where the employer did not supply the users with the information in Appendix D.