OSHA Inspection: LOCAL ROOFING CO., INC.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): Operations covered by this standard, other than Class I, II, and III work, in which airborne concentrations of asbestos exceeded, or where there was a reasonable possibility they could exceed the permissible exposure limit (PEL), were not conducted within a regulated area:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, while performing roof replacement work, employees of Local Roofing Co., Inc. cut through asbestos containing material with axes and a power saw and performed cleanup work.  This work was not conducted within a regulated area.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii): Dust and debris containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material were dry swept, shoveled or removed by other dry clean-up methods:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, employees of Local Roofing Co., Inc. utilized dry cleanup methods such as sweeping and shoveling when cleaning up asbestos containing material after it had been cut.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(i): Class III asbestos work was not performed using wet methods:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, Local Roofing Co., Inc., did not require its employees to use engineering and work practice controls such as wet methods or wetting agents when cutting and cleaning up asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(ii): Class III asbestos work was not performed using local exhaust ventilation to the extent feasible:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, Local Roofing Co., Inc., did not require its employees to use engineering controls such as local exhaust ventilation when cutting and cleaning up asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

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) On or about April 20, 2015, the employer did not select and provide the appropriate respirators for use against asbestos fibers.  The employees were provided filtering facepiece respirators to be used when cutting and cleaning up asbestos containing material.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 for which a required negative exposure assessment was not produced:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, Local Roofing Co., Inc. did not provide and require the use of protective clothing when cutting and cleaning up asbestos containing material.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2): The hygiene facilities and practices listed in sections (i) through (v) of this paragraph were not followed for employees performing Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of TSI or surfacing ACM and PACM, and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a PEL or where there is no negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:  a) On or about April 20, 2015, Local Roofing Co., Inc. did not provide decontamination facilities required by 29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2) for employees performing cutting and cleanup of asbestos containing material when no negative exposure assessment had been conducted.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.