OSHA Inspection: DANIEL SABELLA JR

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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):  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were exposed to lead while manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not make an initial determination of the employees exposure to lead, on or about June 8, 2018.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment, as required in 29 CFR 1926.62(d), and documented that the employee(s) performing any of the listed tasks was not exposed above the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), the employer did not treat affected employee(s) as if they were exposed above the PEL, and not in excess of ten times the PEL, and did not implement employee protective measures prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v):  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were exposed to lead while manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not implement interim employee protective measures as described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v) when the employees were assumed to be exposed above the PEL, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were exposed to lead while manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not establish a written compliance program, on or about June 8, 2018.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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):  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not provide employees with appropriate respirators, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not establish a Respiratory Protection Program, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not provide employees with a respirator fit test, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and the employer did not provide employees with effective training for respirators, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: An employee was required to have interim protections while manually scraping lead paint from the exterior windows and eaves and the employer did provide each employee with appropriate protective work clothing and equipment, on or about June 8, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: An employee was manually scraping lead paint from the exterior windows and eaves and the employer did not provide employees with change rooms as an interim protection, on or about June 8, 2018.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(j)(1)(i): The employer did not make available initial medical surveillance, consisting of biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels, to employees occupationally exposed on any day to lead at or above the action level:  a) 429 1st Ave., Bethlehem: Employees assumed to be exposed to lead at levels greater than the permissible exposure limit while manually scraping lead paint were not provided initial medical surveillance, on or about June 8, 2018.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): 29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i):  The employer did not include lead in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200),  ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of lead and safety data sheets,  was trained in accordance with the provisions of the Hazard Communication standard and 29 CFR 1926.62(l), and ensure that all the following hazards were addressed: Reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects:  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows and employees were not provided the information on the hazards of lead nor with a Safety Data Sheet, on or about June 8, 2018.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows as well as using paints and cleaning products and the employer did not have a written hazard communication program, on or about June 8, 2018.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use  a) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees used Behr paints, Krud Kutters, Mr. Clean and other cleaning products and the employer did not have safety data sheets available for employees, on or about June 8, 2018.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Oct 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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) 429 1st Ave, Bethlehem: Employees were manually scraping lead paint off the exterior eaves and windows as well as using paints and cleaning products and the employer did not provide employees with training on the hazard communication program, hazards of chemicals used, and the information on the safety data sheets, on or about June 8, 2018.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.