OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE HAULING AND DEMOLITION

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $3,563

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall ensure that a "competent person" conducts an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace. The assessment must be completed in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by exposure data or the lack of a "negative exposure assessment," and to provide information necessary to assure that all control systems planned are appropriate for that operation and will work properly.       a. Within the building 82 and building 84 work sites located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, the employer did not conduct an asbestos exposure assessment for employees performing demolition related activities.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Oct 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3): Prohibitions. The following work practices and engineering controls shall not be used for work related to asbestos or for work which disturbs ACM or PACM, regardless of measured levels of asbestos exposure or the results of initial exposure assessments:    29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii): Dry sweeping, shoveling or other dry clean-up of dust and debris containing ACM and PACM.    a. Within the building 82 and building 84 work sites located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, employees used brooms and shovels to sweep up debris, including asbestos containing material (ACM), and presumed asbestos containing material (PACM). ACM included, but was not limited to, floor tiles and pipe insulation.