OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(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:    On or about February 9, 2017, at CQT Indoor Shooting Range, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee during firearms qualifications was exposed to lead concentrations at an eight hour time weighted average of 80.89 micrograms per cubic meter of air which exceeded the OSHA PEL of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(ii): For any employee who is exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for 30 days or less per year, where the employer has implemented engineering controls to reduce exposures to 200 micrograms per cubic meter, the employer did not implement any combination of engineering, work practice and respiratory controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to or below 50 micrograms per cubic meter or less:    On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not implement an effective combination of engineering, work practice, and respiratory controls to reduce and maintain employee exposures to or below 50 micrograms per cubic meter or less. Personal air monitoring conducted during firearms qualifications indicated that an employee was exposed to airborne lead concentrations of  80.89 micrograms per cubic meter.      Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:     STEP 1: Submit to the Area Director, a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to lead.   This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:     1. Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;   2. Selection of optimum control methods and completion design;   3. Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures;   4. Testing and acceptable or modification/redesign of controls.     STEP 2: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.       Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to:  1. Use of less dusty cleaning practices such as using the brass collector instead of brooms.  2. Consider the use of non-lead bullets at the range.        Feasible administrative controls include, but are not limited to:  1. Prohibiting employees from cleaning the range.    Abatement for Step 1 is due 60 days from issuance date.  Abatement for Step 2 is due 90 days from issuance date.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not establish or implement a written compliance program to reduce lead exposure in areas such as the indoor shooting range to or below the permissible exposure limit. The written plan shall include at least the requirements set forth in sections 1910.1025(e)(3)(ii)(A)-(H).

Issued

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not determine if employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level while at the indoor shooting range. Employees participated in activities such as but not limited to shooting handguns, shooting shotguns, and dry sweeping of spent ammunition shells. Personal air monitoring conducted on February 9, 2017 during firearms qualifications indicated that employees were exposed to airborne lead concentrations of 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter and 80.89 micrograms per cubic meter which exceeded the Action Level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists:    On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not provide employees who were exposed to lead over the permissible exposure limit with protective clothing to reduce the employees exposure to lead while at the indoor shooting range.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:     On or about February 9, 2017, at CQT Indoor Shooting Range, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees used sweeping and brushing methods to remove lead accumulations while cleaning up ammunition brass when a brass collector was available.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:    On or about February 9, 2017, at CQT Indoor Shooting Range, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee during firearms qualifications was exposed to lead above the PEL and was not provided with shower facilities and required to shower prior to leaving for the day.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    On or about February 9, 2017, at CQT Indoor Shooting Range, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee during firearms qualifications was exposed to lead above the PEL and was not provided with a clean change room at the site to change clothes prior to leaving for the day.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Aug 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not inform weapons carrying employees who work in locations with potential exposure to airborne lead such as the indoor shooting range of the contents of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not ensure training was provided to each employee who was exposed to lead above the action level, or for each employee who had the possibility of eye or skin irritation while at the indoor shooting range participating in activities such as but not limited to shooting handguns, shooting shotguns, and dry sweeping of spent ammunition shells. Personal air monitoring conducted on February 9, 2017 during firearms qualifications indicated that employees were exposed to airborne lead concentrations of 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter and 80.89 micrograms per cubic meter which exceeded the Action Level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Abate by

Aug 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about February 9, 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not develop and implement the elements of a hearing conservation program for employees exposed to occupational noise of 85 dBA or greater.  a. An employee shooting at CQT indoor shooting range was exposed to occupational noise at an eight-hour time weighted average of 95.3 dBA.  b. An employee shooting at CQT indoor shooting range was exposed to occupational noise at an eight-hour time weighted average of 88 dBA.  c. An employee shooting at CQT indoor shooting range was exposed to occupational noise at an eight-hour time weighted average of 101.2 dBA.  d. An employee shooting at CQT indoor shooting range was exposed to occupational noise at an eight-hour time weighted average of 95.7 dBA.  A comprehensive, effective hearing conservation program consisting of the following elements shall be developed and implemented for all employees whose exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA on an 8-hour time-weighted average:  1. Establishment and maintenance of an audiometric testing program.  2. Institution of an initial training program for employees, as well as annual refresher training, including information on the hazards of noise, the purpose and proper use of hearing protection, and the purpose of audiometric testing.   U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1145104, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 15, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85706.

Issued

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a) On or about November 30, 2016, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not provide copies of the 2014 OSHA 300 and 300a logs within 4 business hours of the request.  b) On or about November 30, 2016, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not provide copies of the 2015 OSHA 300 and 300a logs within 4 business hours of the request.  c) On or about November 30, 2016, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the employer did not provide copies of the 2016 year to date OSHA 300 log within 4 business hours of the request.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1904.40(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1146048, citation number 3, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on June 22, 2016 , with respect to a workplace located at 808 Harrison Avenue, Blaine, WA 98230.