OSHA Inspection: ADVANCE FACILITY MAINTENANCE LLC

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ      1) Citation 1, Item 1, 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) which was issued on 1/6/16.          Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      2) Citation 1, Item 2a, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(I) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      3) Citation 1, Item 2b, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii) which was issued on 1/6/16.               Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      4) Citation 1, Item 3a, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      5) Citation 1, Item 3b, 29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1)(I) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      6) Citation 1, Item 4a, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(c) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      7) Citation 1, Item 4b, 29 CFR 1926.62(I)(2)(I) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      8) Citation 1, Item 5a, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(D) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.      9) Citation 1, Item 5b, 29 CFR 1926.62(I)(5)(I)) which was issued on 1/6/16.           Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    10) Citation 1, Item 6a, 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    11) Citation 1, Item 6b, 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)62(j)(1)(I) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    12) Citation 1, Item 7a, 29 CFR 1926.134(c)(1) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    13) Citation 1, Item 7b, 29 CFR 1926.134(e)(I) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    14) Citation 1, Item 7c, 29 CFR 1926.134(f)(1) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    15) Citation 1, Item 7d, 29 CFR 1926.134(k) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    16) Citation 1, Item 8a, 29 CFR 1926.1200(e)(1) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    17) Citation 1, Item 8b, 29 CFR 1926.1200(g)(8) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.    18) Citation 1, Item 8c 29 CFR 1926.1200(h)(1) which was issued on 1/6/16.         Abatement for this item was due 3/24/16.  Employer received citations on 1/20/16.  Violations occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not ensure that employees power washing chipped paint from the front of a building had been informed of lead health hazards.  OSHA analysis of paint flakes from the building and sidewalk indicated the presence of lead at 15.8 and 16.1 percent.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms of lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 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 calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not determine the lead exposure of workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not perform full shift personal sampling for workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B): 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 employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(g):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment.  Workers were provided two piece rain suits without hood or shoe covering. One of the workers did not wear the suit when power washing paint chips from a car in the street and dry sweeping chips from the sidewalk.  A wipe sample from the front of this worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.  The workers were also required to wear filtering facepiece respirators which were inadequate respiratory protection for an unknown lead concentration.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1)(i): The employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments, such as, but not limited to coveralls or similar full-body work clothing:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16. 1 percent lead appropriate personal protective clothing.  Workers were provided two piece rain suits without hood or shoe covering. One of the workers did not wear the suit when power washing paint chips from a car in the street and dry sweeping chips from the sidewalk.  A wipe sample from the front of this worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(C): 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 change areas in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead a clean change area.  Workers donned and doffed rain suits, gloves and filtering facepiece respirators outside in front of the building.   A wipe sample from the front of a worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(i): The employer did not provide clean change areas as an interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead a clean change area.  Workers donned and doffed rain suits, gloves and filtering facepiece respirators outside in front of the building.   A wipe sample from the front of a worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(D): 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 hand washing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead hand washing facilities.  A hose with running water was the only item provided.  A wipe sample of a worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f), for use by employees exposed to lead:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead hand washing facilities.  A hose with running water was the only item provided.  A wipe sample of a worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 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:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 16 percent lead with blood tests for lead and zinc protoporphyrin.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

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:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide workers who power washed paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead with blood tests for lead and zinc protoporphyrin.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for workers who were required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while power washing paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

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:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to workers who were required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while power washing paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

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):    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not ensure that workers who were required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while power washing paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead passed a fit test.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provided effective training to employees who are required to use respirators:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide training to workers who were required to wear a filtering facepiece respirator while power washing paint containing 15.8 and 16.1 percent lead passed a fit test.  A wipe sample from the front of one worker's sweatshirt contained 343.5 micrograms lead.    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for workers who stripped lead containing paint using Diedrich 606 Paint Remover (potassium hydroxide).    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not have Safety Data Sheet for hazardous materials workers were  exposed to including, but not limited to, Diedrich 606 Paint Remover (potassium hydroxide).    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  Worksite at 165 Webster Ave., Jersey City, NJ and corporate office at 106 Tontine Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ    The employer did not provide hazard communication training for workers who stripped lead containing paint using Diedrich 606 Paint Remover (potassium hydroxide).    Violation occurred on or about 10/20/15.