OSHA Inspection: REGIS UNIVERSITY

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(4)(ii)(A):  For all Class I jobs involving the removal of more than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing material; for other Class I jobs where the employer could not produce a negative exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section; or where employees were working in areas adjacent to the regulated area while the Class I work is being performed, critical barriers were not placed over all openings to the regulated area for indoor activities:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not ensure that, for Class I jobs where the employer could not produce a negative exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section or where employees were working in areas adjacent to the regulated area while the Class I work was being performed, critical barriers were placed over all openings to the regulated area for indoor activities.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.   Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  The employer had not produced a negative exposure assessment.  Critical barriers were not in place.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $0 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) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University 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.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.   Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  A competent person had not performed an exposure assessment.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.  (b) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 8/6/14, Regis University 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.  Employees removed carpet, floor tile, and mastic from the floors of dorm rooms in DeSmet Hall.  The floor tile and mastic contained three percent and two percent chrysotile asbestos respectively.  Removal of the floor tile and mastic was Class II asbestos work.  A competent person had not performed an exposure assessment.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $0 Reduced

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 this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing ACM and PACM:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing ACM and PACM.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.  Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  HEPA vacuums were not used to collect debris from the removal of the TSI.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.  (b) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 8/6/14, Regis University did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters to collect all debris and dust containing ACM and PACM.  Employees removed carpet, floor tile, and mastic from the floors of dorm rooms in DeSmet Hall.  The floor tile and mastic contained three percent and two percent chrysotile asbestos respectively.  Removal of the floor tile and mastic was Class II asbestos work.  HEPA vacuums were not used to collect debris from the removal of the floor tile and mastic.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 this section, 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, except where the employer demonstrated that the use of such methods was infeasible:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, 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.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.  Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  Wet methods were not used during the removal of the TSI.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.  (b) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 8/6/14, Regis University did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by this section, 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.  Employees removed carpet, floor tile, and mastic from the floors of dorm rooms in DeSmet Hall.  The floor tile and mastic contained three percent and two percent chrysotile asbestos respectively.  Removal of the floor tile and mastic was Class II asbestos work.  Wet methods were not used during the removal of the floor tile and mastic.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5):  Class I asbestos work was not performed using one or more of the control methods required by sections 1926.1101(g)(5)(i) through (g)(5)(vi):  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not ensure that Class I asbestos work was performed using one or more of the control methods required by sections 1926.1101(g)(5)(i) through (g)(5)(vi).  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.  Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  Control methods were not utilized.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(4)(i):  All Class I work, including the installation and operation of the control system, was not supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not ensure that all Class I work, including the installation and operation of the control system, was supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.  Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i):  Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 8/6/14, Regis University did not ensure that Class II work was supervised by a competent person as defined in paragraph (b) of this section.  Employees removed carpet, floor tile, and mastic from the floors of dorm rooms in DeSmet Hall.  The floor tile and mastic contained three percent and two percent chrysotile asbestos respectively.   Removal of the floor tile and mastic was Class II asbestos work.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.

Issued

Jan 9, 2015

Abate by

Feb 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iv)(A): The employer did not provide employees with a tight fitting powered air-purifying respirator equipped with high efficiency filters, or full facepiece supplied-air respirator operated in the pressure demand mode equiped with HEPA egress cartridges, or full facepiece supplied-air respirator operated in the pressure demand mode equipped with an auxiliary positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus when employees were in a regulated area where Class I work was being performed, for which a negative exposure assessment of the area was not available, and the exposure assessment of the area indicated the exposure level would not exceed 1 f/cc as an 8-hour time average:  (a) Regis University, at 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO: On or about 7/15/14, Regis University did not provide employees with a tight fitting powered air-purifying respirator equipped with high efficiency filters, or full facepiece supplied-air respirator operated in the pressure demand mode equiped with HEPA egress cartridges, or full facepiece supplied-air respirator operated in the pressure demand mode equipped with an auxiliary positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus when employees were in a regulated area where Class I work was being performed, for which a negative exposure assessment of the area was not available.  Employees removed a section of piping containing approximately five pipe fitting elbows covered with thermal system insulation during the remodel of the DeSmet Hall basement men's restroom.  Thermal system insulation is Presumed Asbestos Containing Material (PACM).  The employer had determined homogenous pipe fitting thermal system insulation to contain two percent amosite and one percent chrysotile asbestos.  Removal of the thermal system insulation was Class I asbestos work.  Respiratory protection was not worn.  This condition exposed employees to an asbestos hazard.