OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas. All other operations covered by this standard was not conducted within a regulated area where airborne concentrations of asbestos was exceeded, or there was a reasonable possibility that they may have exceeded a PEL:    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that employees performing Class I work, including the removal of thermal insulation containing asbestos, was conducted within a regulated area.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were exposed during Class I asbestos work including the removal of thermal system insulation containing 18-35 % chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(ii): The employer failed to presume that employees were exposed in excess of the Time Weighted Average (TWA) and excursion limit during Class I asbestos work, prior to a negative exposure assessment made pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii) or exposure monitoring was conducted:    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not presume that employees were exposed in excess of the Time Weighted Average (TWA) and excursion limit when a negative exposure assessment had not been conducted prior to Class I asbestos work being performed, including the disturbance and removal of the thermal system insulation containing 18-35% chrysotile asbestos, during demolition operations.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that vacuum cleaners equipped with HEPA filters  were used to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos during Class I asbestos work including demolition and removal of thermal system insulation.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that wet methods or wetting agents were used to control employee exposures during Class I asbestos work including demolition and removal of thermal system insulation.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii):  The employer did not use work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos, in leak-tight containers:    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois,  the employer did not perform clean-up and disposal of waste and debris in containers that were leak-tight.  Asbestos debris was observed at the worksite in piles on the first floor dock and in the dumpsters located in the parking lot following removal of thermal system insulation containing 18-35% chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not ensure asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal was collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers. Employees were performing demolition work, including removal of thermal system insulation containing 18-35 % chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(4)(i): Waste and debris and accompanying dust in an area containing accessible thermal system, surfacing asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material, or visibly deteriorated ACM was dusted or swept dry, or vacuumed without using a HEPA filter.    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12 , 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not ensure that waste, debris and accompanying dust in an area where employees  performed Class I asbestos work, including disturbing or removing thermal system insulation, was not dry swept.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with � 1910.134 (b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by this section to use a respirator.    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not establishing a respiratory protection program when employees performing Class I asbestos work were required by this section to use respirators.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not select the appropriate respirators as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A). The employer selected or used filtering facepiece respirator against asbestos fibers:  a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not provide the appropriate respirators for employees to use when performing Class I asbestos work, including removal and disposal of thermal system insulation, during demolition activities. Employees were provided 3M filtering facepiece respirators.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not provide appropriate protective clothing for employees performing removal and disposal of asbestos containing material including thermal system insulation containing  18-35% chrysotile asbestos during demolition activities when no negative exposure assessment was conducted. Employees wore thin paper coveralls over street clothing when performing Class I work.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101 (j)(1)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination area, consisting of an equipment room, shower area, and clean room in series, adjacent and connected to the regulated area:     a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not establish a decontamination area that consisted of an equipment room, shower area, and clean room in series during Class I asbestos work involving over 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation and for which no negative exposure assessment had been performed.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,750 Reduced

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) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and PACM prior to employees performing demolition work including removal of thermal system insulation containing  18-35% chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii)(B):  The employer did not inform employers of employees who worked and were working in adjacent areas of the location and quantity of asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material present in the area:  a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not inform his employees or other subcontractors working in adjacent areas of the disturbance or removal of asbestos containing material containing  18-35% chrysotile asbestos.

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not institute, at no cost to employees, a training program for all employees who were likely to be exposed in excess of the PEL and for all employees who performed Class I through IV asbestos operations:    a) Advanced Construction and Design Services, LLC: On or about April 11-12, 2018, at the jobsite located at 1650 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Illinois, the employer did not provide employees who were performing Class I asbestos work, including disturbing or removing asbestos piping insulation material, with asbestos training.