OSHA Inspection: TOTAL CONTROL, INC.

Issued

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $4275.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

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 required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) On or about June 8, 2016 for two employees exposed to respiratory hazards while performing asbestos removal work wearing negative pressure half-face respirators with p100 particulate filter disks at 101 West Fourth Street in Velva, ND.

Issued

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting face piece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) On or about June 8, 2016 for two employees exposed to respiratory hazards while performing asbestos removal work wearing negative pressure half-face respirators with p100 particulate filter disks at 101 West Fourth Street in Velva, ND.

Issued

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  (a) On or about June 8, 2016 for approximately eight employees exposed to respiratory hazards while performing asbestos removal work wearing negative pressure half-face respirators with p100 particulate filter disks at 101 West Fourth Street in Velva, ND.

Issued

2016-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(i): Labels were not affixed to all products containing asbestos and to all containers containing such products, including waste containers:  (a) On or about June 8, 2016 for approximately six employees exposed to respiratory hazards where asbestos containing job waste was stored in unlabeled cardboard boxes at 101 West Fourth Street in Velva, North Dakota.