OSHA Inspection: BUDD ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

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:          a)   On or about October 30, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to unknown quantities of airborne asbestos fibers while removing asbestos containing material (including thermal system insulation, plaster and surfacing material on drywall) because the employer had failed to perform an initial exposure assessment.

Issued

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iv)(A):  A tight-fitting powered air-purifying respirator or a full facepiece, supplied-air respirator operated in the pressure-demand mode and equipped with either HEPA egress cartridges or an auxiliary positive-pressure, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) was not provided to employees in a regulated area performing Class I asbestos work for which a negative exposure assessment was not available and the exposure assessment indicated that the exposure level will be at or below 1 f/cc as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  a)  On or about October 30, 2014, and at times prior, the employer did not provide employees performing Class I asbestos abatement work with a full-face powered air-purifying respirator or a supplied air respirator.  Employees were performing removal of asbestos containing dry wall texturing, plaster and ductwork insulation with only full face air purifying respirators.  A negative exposure assessment had not been conducted for this project.