OSHA Inspection: DIEGO GARCIA

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas that comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section.   a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, when conducting class II asbestos work during re-roofing activates, the employer did not: Conducted work within a regulated area that was demarcated to minimize the number of people within the area and protect persons outside the area; limit access to the regulated area to only authorized persons or persons authorized by the Act or regulations issued pursuant thereto; Require respirators for all persons entering the regulated area; Ensure that that all asbestos work performed within regulated areas is supervised by a competent person, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted an exposure assessment for asbestos on the site before roofing activities began including, but not limited to, removal. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(3)(i): The employer failed to conduct daily monitoring that was representative of the exposure of each employee assigned to work in regulated areas and performing Class I or II work:Note:  Employers who complete a negative exposure assessment in accordance with paragraph (f)(2)(iii) do not need to conduct the daily monitoring for activity covered by the assessment.  a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, the employer did not complete a negative exposure assessment and did not ensure that daily representative monitoring for asbestos was conducted for employees conducing re-roofing actives falling under class II asbestos work. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

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)    Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017 the employer did not ensure that re-roofing activities, falling under class II asbestos work, was supervised by a competent person who had completed training meeting the criteria of EPA's Model Accreditation Plan (40 CFR 763) for supervisor or its equivalent. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(ii): For removing roofing material which contains ACM the employer did not ensure that the following work practices were followed:   a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, when conducting class II asbestos work during re-roofing activates, the employer did not: Ensure that roofing material was removed in an intact state to the extent feasible; Ensure the utilization of wet methods to remove roofing materials that are not intact, or that will be rendered not intact during removal, unless such wet methods are not feasible or will create safety hazards; Ensure that asbestos-containing material that has been removed from the roof was not dropped or thrown to the ground. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1)(iv): Respirators were not used during all Class II and III asbestos jobs where the employer had not produced a negative-exposure assessment:  a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017 the employer did not ensure that respirators were used by employees  conducting re-roofing activities that was classified as class II asbestos work. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017 the employer, having not obtained a negative exposure assessment before operations, 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. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017 the employer, having not obtained a negative exposure assessment before operations, did not ensure that a decontamination room for employees and tools was established for employees conducting re-roofing activates falling under class II asbestos work. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A): Employees performing Class II work were not trained in all the elements included in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii) and the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g):   a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, for employees conducing class II asbestos work during re-roofing activates, the employer did not ensure that employees completed hands-on training lasting at least 8 hours. Training should have included all the elements included in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii) and the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g).

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer failed to implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) [except (d)(1)(iii)], and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.1101 to use a respirator:  a) Diego Garcia on or about September 22, 2017, when conducting class II asbestos work during re-roofing activates, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 1910.134(d), (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m). Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer