OSHA Inspection: TALO CONTRACTING

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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 ug/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were directed to sand and scrape lead-based paint from a house built in 1890.  The employer did not test the painted surfaces for the presence of lead nor had employee exposure assessments been conducted for those employees involved in removing the paint.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

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:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were assigned to sand and scrape lead-based paint from a house built in 1890.  The employer did not conduct full shift personal sampling to determine the amount of lead to which his employees were exposed.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f):  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees sanded and scraped lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890 without wearing respiratory protection.  The employer had not done an exposure assessment.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(1)(iv): Respirators were not used during periods when respirators were required to provide interim protection for employees while they performed the operations specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2):  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees sanded and scraped lead-based paint from a house built in 1890 without using respiratory protection.  No exposure assessment had been conducted to determine the employees' exposure to lead.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(B): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(g):  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890 without using personal protective equipment.  No exposure assessment monitoring had been conducted.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1): Where employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit, without regard to the use of respirators; where employees were exposed to lead compounds which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g. lead arsenate, lead azide); and as interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), the employer did not provide at no cost to the employee and ensure that each employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were observed sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of the house without using personal protective equipment.  No employee exposure assessments had been conducted.  The paint had not been tested for possible presence of lead.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(C): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with change areas in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2):  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees who were responsible for sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890 were not provided with an area to change their clothes at the beginning and end of the work shift to ensure that they would not bring lead contamination off-site with them.  No exposure assessment had been conducted by the employer.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(2)(i): The employer did not provide clean change areas as an interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), without regard to the use of respirators:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, the employer had not conducted an initial exposure assessment and employees tasked with sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of a house were not provided with an area to change their clothes before leaving the worksite to prevent them from carrying lead contamination off-site.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were not provided with baseline biological monitoring prior to working on a site where they were removing lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890.  No employee exposure determination had been made.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(F): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under paragraph (d) of this section and determines actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) of this section with interim training as required under paragraph (l)(1)(i) of this section regarding 29 CFR 1926.59 Hazard Communication; training as required under paragraph (l)(2)(iii) of this section regarding use of respirators; and training in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.21 Safety training and education:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were observed sanding and scraping paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890.  No exposure assessment or lead testing had been done by the employer prior to commencing the project.  The employer did not provide employees with training pertaining to the hazards associated with exposure to lead and how to protect themselves from exposure.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Lead hazards were communicated to employee(s): reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects.  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, the employees who were actively sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890 had not been provided with training pertaining to the health hazards associated with exposure to lead prior to commencing work.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(3): Employees required to handle or use poisons, caustics, and other harmful substances were not instructed regarding the safe handling and use, and were not made aware of the potential hazards, personal hygiene, and personal protective measures required.  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:   On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees were sanding and scraping lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890.  Prior to commencing work, the employees were not provided with training on the health hazards associated with lead or how to safely work around it, including the use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(1): The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 12, 2017 employees were observed to be using power sanders to remove lead-based paint from the exterior of a house built in 1890.  The employees were not using engineering or work practice controls.  The sanders were not equipped with HEPA dust collectors, there were no HEPA vacuums available to collect the dust as it was being generated, there was no containment set up, and the employees were not using wet methods. Employees were also not wearing personal protective equipment.  In addition, one man was observed dry sweeping the dust and paint chips from the ground.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to achieve compliance with 29 CFR 1926.62(c) prior to commencement of the job:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 22, 2017, the employer had not developed and implemented a written compliance program to address lead hazards to which employees were exposed while sanding and scraping lead-based paint from a house built in 1890.  Such work commenced prior to August 8, 2017.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(h)(2): Where possible, clean-up of floors and other surfaces where lead accumulated was not accomplished by vacuuming or other methods that minimized the likelihood of lead becoming airborne:  33 YORK AVENUE, NIANTIC, CT:  On or about and at times prior to August 8, 2017, employees used dry sweeping methods to clean lead-containing dust and paint chips from the ground and other surfaces after sanding lead-based paint from the exterior of a house constructed in 1890 without using appropriate engineering controls or Lead-Safe Work Practices.