OSHA Inspection: TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL INC.

Issued

2017-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $6338.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(2): Signs were not provided and displayed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7) :  a) At the site, where there were no warning signs that demarcated the regulated area where employees were removing a coating containing 10% chrysotile from a natural gas pipeline.

Issued

2017-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $6338.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:  a) At the site, where the employer did not conduct personal exposure monitoring to determine the employees' exposure to asbestos.  Employees removed the a coating containing 10% chrysotile from a natural gas pipeline.

Issued

2017-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $5338.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:    a) At the site, where there was no decontamination area adjacent to the regulated area where employees removed a coating containing 10% chrysotile from a natural gas pipeline.