OSHA Inspection: DONERITE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $998 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 (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):    a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees engaged in removal of siding material are required to wear 3M half-mask dual particulate cartridge respirators. The siding material tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for affected employees, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):  a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees engaged in removal of siding material are required to wear 3M half-mask dual particulate cartridge respirators. The siding material tested positive for asbestos (15% chrysotile). The employer did not provide a medical evaluation, prior to allowing employees to wear respiratory protection, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):    a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees engaged in removal of siding material are required to wear 3M half-mask dual particulate cartridge respirators. The employer did not provide initial respiratory protection training prior to allowing employees to wear respirators, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via handheld tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not conduct exposure monitoring to determine employee exposure to asbestos during removal of asbestos containing siding material, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via hand-held tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not ensure that a competent person was on site to conduct an exposure assessment prior to allowing employees to remove asbestos containing siding material, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via handheld tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not ensure that a competent person was at the job site to oversee Class II work, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via hand-held tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing siding material, prior to allowing employees to remove asbestos containing siding material, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii): Before work under this standard was performed, the employer did not inform employees of the location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos is confined to the area:  a) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via hand-held tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not inform employees of the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing siding material, prior to allowing employees to remove siding material, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via hand-held tools) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not ensure that work practice controls for Class II work included the use of wet methods or wetting agents to control exposure during the removal of asbestos containing siding material, or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(A): Cutting, abrading, or breaking siding, shingles, or transite panels was not prohibited:  a) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the removal of siding material (via hand-held tool) that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not ensure that the breaking of asbestos containing siding material was prohibited, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a):    a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees were removing asbestos containing siding material that tested positive for asbestos (15% chrysotile). The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees were removing asbestos containing siding material that tested positive for asbestos (15% chrysotile). The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous substances at the time of initial assignment, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Abate by

Oct 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees were removing asbestos containing siding material that tested positive for asbestos containing material (15% chrysotile). The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazards associated with working with asbestos containing material, prior to allowing employees to remove asbestos containing siding material, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):  a) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: An employee engaged in the removal of asbestos containing material was wearing a 3M half-mask dual particulate cartridge respirators with facial hair, thereby affecting the seal of the respirator, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 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) Exterior Side of Single Family Home: Employees disposed asbestos containing siding material into unlabeled plastic bags and uncovered garbage containers. The employer did not ensure that asbestos containing waste material was placed into closed, impermeable, labeled containers, on or about 7/12/18.

Issued

Aug 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

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) Exterior North Side of Single Family Home: Labels were not affixed to asbestos containing siding material waste that contained 15% chrysotile, on or about 7/12/18.