OSHA Inspection: E/L PROPERTIES, LLC

Issued

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    (a) On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees that were given half face respirators for comfort use during apartment renovation activities were notified in accordance with Appendix D of the standard.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not develop a written program for the elements of the standard applicable to voluntary respirator use, including medical evaluation, cleaning, disinfection, storage, and maintenance.   Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees performing demolition work in apartments under renovation were medically evaluated to wear half face negative pressure respirators for comfort use.    (b) On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that maintenance employees performing repairs on ACM and PACM were medically evaluated to wear half face negative pressure respirators for comfort use.    Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(ii)(B): The building owner and/or facility owner did not notify employees of the owner who will work in or adjacent to areas containing asbestos containing material or presumed asbestos containing material of the presence, location and quantity:    (a) On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not inform employees performing apartment renovation work in areas where asbestos could be disturbed of the presence, location, and quantity of the ACM.        Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 each employee who was likely to be exposed in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) and for each employee who performed Class I through IV asbestos operations:  (a) On or about April 9, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees performing Class IV work in areas where ACM could potentially be disturbed were trained in accordance with the standard.    Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).