OSHA Inspection: ECO SERVICES OPERATIONS CORP.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,544 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employer did not maintain a safety data sheet for the fire door cut by employees.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employer did not determine the location and quantity of asbestos at the worksite prior to cutting a fire door.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employer did not identify and estimate the employee exposure to respirable dust and crystalline silica when cutting a fire door.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employees were not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area generated when cutting a fire door.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program, including the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    a) On or about October 12, 2017, at the site, where the contractor provisions of the employer's Hazard Communication Program had not been implemented.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Feb 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(d)(1): On a multi-employer worksite, the employer performing work requiring the establishment of a regulated area did not inform other employers on site of the nature of the employer's work with asbestos, of the existence of and requirements pertaining to regulated areas, and the measures taken to ensure that employees of such other employers are not exposed to asbestos:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the host employer failed to inform other employers of Class III asbestos work and protective measures during the cutting of a fire door containing asbestos.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(4): An employer who discovered asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material on a worksite did not convey information concerning the presence, location and quantity of such newly discovered asbestos containing material and/or presumed asbestos containing material to the owner and to other employer(s) of employees working at the worksite within 24 hours of discovery:    a) At the site, where the employer did not notify other employers of employees working in the area of newly discovered asbestos within 24 hours of the discovery.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,544 Reduced

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) On or about October, 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where Class III asbestos work was not conducted within a regulated area.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 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:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employer did not conduct an exposure assessment prior to the cutting of a fire door containing asbestos, a Class III activity.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,544 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where HEPA vacuums were not used to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material during and after Class III asbestos work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application and cleanup:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where wetting agents were not used to control the exposure to asbestos during Class III asbestos work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii): Dust and debris containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material were dry swept, shoveled or removed by other dry clean-up methods:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the asbestos dust and fibers were dry swept after Class III asbestos work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(iv): Where the employer did not produce a "negative exposure assessment" for a job, or where monitoring results show the permissible exposure limit had been exceeded, the employer did not contain the area using impermeable drop cloths and plastic barriers or their equivalent, and/or the operation was not isolated using a control system which complied with 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5):    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where Class III asbestos work was not contained using impermeable drop cloths and plastic barriers or their equivalent, the operation was not isolated using a control system which complied with 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5), and a negative exposure assessment had not been produced.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1): For employees who used respirators required by 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1101(h):    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where appropriate respirators were not provided to employees conducting Class III asbestos work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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), and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.1101 to use a respirator:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, at the facility, where the respiratory protection program did not address the selection of respirators for Class III asbestos work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,544 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 exceeded 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) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where the employer did not ensure that whole body clothing, head, and foot coverings were used during Class III asbestos work.  A negative exposure assessment was not produced.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 Reduced

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 no negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where a decontamination room was not established for employees performing Class III asbestos work. A negative exposure assessment was not produced.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 no negative exposure assessment produced before the operation, work clothing was not cleaned with a HEPA vacuum before it was removed:    a) On or about October 12, 2017, in the Maintenance Building, where work clothing was not cleaned with a HEPA vacuum before it was removed following Class III asbestos work.  A negative exposure assessment was not produced.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,544 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(i): Labels were not affixed to all products containing asbestos and to all containers containing such products, including waste containers:    a) At the site, where the employer did not ensure that labels were affixed to the transite paneling that contained asbestos inside and outside of the Maintenance Building.    b) At the site, where the employer did not ensure that a label was affixed to the fire door inside of the Maintenance Building.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Mar 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $5,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(v): Training for Class III employees was not consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92(a)(2):    a) On or about October 12, 2017, at the facility, where employees performing Class III asbestos work were not provided training that was consistent with the EPA requirements.

Issued

Jan 26, 2018

Abate by

Feb 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(ii)(A): The warning signs required by paragraph (k)(7) of this section did not bear "DANGER, ASBESTOS, MAY CAUSE CANCER, CAUSES DAMAGE TO LUNGS, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY":  a) At the site, around the Maintenance Building, where the white warning signs attached to the red barricade tape did not bear the required wording.