OSHA Inspection: TOM BEST

Issued

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 μg/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    Location: barn/garage  On or about 4/14/17, When employees were assigned tasks to manually scrape Lead-based paint, the employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to Lead at or above the action level.

Issued

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level:  a. Location: barn/garage On or about 4/14/17, When employees were assigned tasks to manually scrape Lead-based paint, the employer failed to collect personal samples representative of a full shift.

Issued

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required in paragraph (d) of this section and documented that the employee performing any of the listed tasks was not exposed above the PEL, the employer did not treat the employee as if the employee were exposed above the PEL, and not in excess of ten (10) times the PEL, and did not implement employee protective measures prescribed in paragraph (d)(2)(v) of this section:      Location: barn/garage   On or about 4/14/17, the employer did not treat employees who were manually scraping paint containing lead as if they were exposed to lead above the PEL and additionally did not provide protective measures until an initial exposure assessment had been conducted.

Issued

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v): Prior to the performance of an employee exposure assessment as required under paragraph (d) of this section, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (d)(2)(iv) of this section with interim protection, as indicated in paragraphs (d)(2)(v)(A) through (d)(2)(v)(F):      Location: barn/garage  On or about 4/14/17, the employer, prior to conducting a exposure assessment for lead, did not provide employees who were manually scraping paint containing lead, protections including:          1. appropriate personal protective clothing,           2. change areas for clothing,           3. biological monitoring consisting of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels.'          4. training on hazards of lead and use of respirators,          5. respiratory protection, such as, a dust respirator approved by NIOSH for lead protection.