OSHA Inspection: MCADOO MACHINE COMPANY

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees were required to wear respirators during the removal of asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees were required to wear respirators during the removal of asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not provide these employees with respirator medical evaluations, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  b) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees were provided with half-mask elastomeric respirators for voluntary use, and the employer did not provide these employees with respirator medical evaluations, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees were required to wear respirators during the removal of asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not provide these employees with respirator fit tests, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees were required to wear respirators during the removal of asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not provide these employees with respirator training, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

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:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that the work was conducted in a regulated area that met the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this section, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(6): The employer did not ensure that all asbestos work performed within regulated areas was supervised by a competent person:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that the work was supervised by a competent person, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not perform monitoring to quantify their exposure levels to asbestos, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that a competent person performed an exposure assessment, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(ii): Where a negative exposure assessment was not produced or where during the job changed conditions indicated there may be exposure above the PEL or where the employer did not remove the asbestos containing material in a substantially intact state, the employer did not use one of the methods listed in sections (A) through (C) of this paragraph for all indoor Class II jobs, in order to ensure that airborne asbestos did not migrate from the regulated area:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not use appropriate methods (critical barriers and/or other feasible means) to control the migration of asbestos fibers from the work area, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(iv): All Class II asbestos work was not performed using the work practices and requirements set out in 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(iii):  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that engineering and work practice controls (wet methods, HEPA vacuuming, prompt clean-up and disposal) were used during the work, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not provide these employees with training on the specific work practices and engineering controls to be used during Class II asbestos work, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(2): Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal was not collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles were not sealed, labeled, and bagged or containerized prior to disposal as standard waste in the company's dumpster, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    b) McAdoo Machine Company: Residual asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles were not disposed of after their demolition/removal and remain in an adjacent basement room, as discovered on or about 11/17/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1)(ii): The employer did not include asbestos in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the provisions of the HCS and paragraphs (k)(9) and (10) of this section. The employer did not provide information on at least the hazards of cancer and lung effects:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not provide these employees with training on the hazards associated with asbestos exposure, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, metals used for fabrication, and the employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  b) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees worked with the hazardous chemicals, asbestos, and the employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, metals used for fabrication, and these employees were not provided with hazard communication training, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

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) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that these employees wore protective clothing (e.g., plastic coveralls), as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iii): 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 work clothing was not cleaned with a HEPA vacuum before it was removed:  a) McAdoo Machine Company: Employees performed Class II asbestos work when they demolished/removed asbestos containing floor and ceiling tiles, and the employer did not ensure that these employees HEPA vacuumed their work clothing (standard street clothes) before leaving the site, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i): Before the employer permitted its own employees to perform work subject to this standard in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM), the employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material therein pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):    a) McAdoo Machine Company: The employer did not perform an asbestos building survey to identify the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos in the building prior to instructing employees to perform Class II asbestos work, as discovered on or about 10/11/2017.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED