OSHA Inspection: COLONIAL FINANCE GROUP INC.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace:      a) At Chantel apartment #4, on or about 1/18/2017: The employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an exposure assessment where employees tore up floor tiles and mastic containing asbestos.           Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i): All Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in 29 CFR 1926.1101(b):        a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/2017: A competent person did not supervise work where employees tore up and manually scrapped floor tile and mastic containing asbestos.           Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(1): The employer did not designate a competent person on construction worksites, having the qualifications and authorities for ensuring worker safety and health required by 29 CFR 1926.1101(C), General Safety and Health Provisions for Construction 29 CFR 1926.20 through 29 CFR 1926.32:        a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: The employer did not designate a competent person to ensure safety and health of employees who tore up and manually scrapped asbestos containing floor tiles and mastic.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i): For jobs removing vinyl and asphalt flooring materials which contain asbestos of for which buildings constructed no later than 1980, where the employer did not verify the absence of asbestos containing material pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(I), the employer did not ensure that employees complied with work practices described in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(A) through (g)(8)(i)(I) and that employees were trained in these practices pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9):    a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: Employees pulled up and manually scrapped asbestos floor tiles and mastic, and dry swept debris when cleaning up the floor. Vacuums with HEPA filters were not used for cleaning, and wet methods were not used for scrapping.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1)(ii): Respirators were not used during Class II work where asbestos containing material was not removed in a substantially intact state:    a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: Respirators were not worn by employees who pulled up and manually scrapped asbestos containing floor tile and mastic in a manner which did not leave the materials substantially intact.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1): The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos that exceed the time weighted average and/or excursion limit in 29 CFR 1926.1101(c) or for which a required negative exposure assessment was not produced:    a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: Employees were not provided and required to use protective clothing while they pulled up and manually scrapped asbestos containing floor tile and mastic. An exposure assessment had not been conducted for these operations.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(i): Before work subject to this standard began, the building and/or facility owner(s) did not determine the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) at the worksite pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):        a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: The employer did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing materials at the worksite before employees began to manually pull up and scrap asbestos containing floor tile and mastic.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iii): Training for Class I operations and for Class II operations that require the use of critical barriers and/or negative pressure enclosures, was not equivalent in curriculum, training method and length to the EPA Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) asbestos abatement workers training:        a) At Chantel Apartment #4, on or about 1/18/17: Employees who performed Class II work pulling up and manually scrapping asbestos floor tiles and mastic had not been provided with asbestos training.        Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.