OSHA Inspection: TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Employee exposure level to airborne lead during removal (scraping and sanding) of leaded paint as measured by OSHA on 6/24/15 was 89.7 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period, which is 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 micrograms/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - The employer did not perform an initial determination to assess the level of airborne lead that the workers may be exposed to during removal (scraping and sanding) of leaded paint.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - The employer did not collect personal samples to assess the level of airborne lead that the workers may be exposed to during removal (scraping and sanding) of leaded paint.    Abatement assistance note: The personal samples must be representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Prior to the performance of an employee exposure assessment as required by (d) of this section, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i)-(iv) of this section interim protection, including appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section:    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers performing tasks with assumed level above the PEL, and the employer had not provided appropriate respiratory protection in that workers were not medically evaluated and were not fit tested for the respirator prior to performing these tasks, and there was no respirator program.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.62 to use a respirator:    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers were exposed to lead above the PEL, and the employer had not developed and implemented a respiratory program for workers required to wear a respirator during scraping and sanding of leaded paint.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103):     Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers were exposed to lead above the PEL, and the employer had not provided a medical evaluation for employees required to wear respirators while performing scraping and sanding of leaded paint.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (Construction Reference 1926.103)    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers were exposed to lead above the PEL, and had not been fit-tested for the respirators they were required to wear while performing scraping and sanding of leaded paint.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:    Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers performing tasks with assumed airborne lead level above the PEL, and the employer had not provided biological monitoring including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) levels.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make available initial medical surveillance, consisting of biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels, to employees occupationally exposed on any day to lead at or above the action level:      Lead paint removal job at Trinity Baptist Church - Workers were exposed to airborne lead in excess of the PEL and had not been provided with biological monitoring including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) levels.