OSHA Inspection: BELFOR PROPERTY RESTORATION

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    Location - 255 Grand Union Blvd., Somerville, MA, 02145    On April 11, 2019, employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection equipment, while employees were working under carbon monoxide exposure.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

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:  Location - 255 Grand Union Blvd., Somerville, MA, 02145  On or about April,11 2019, the employer had not performed an evaluation or identification of respiratory hazard for chemical hazard, such as, but not limited to, carbon monoxide, while operating powered washer machine in an enclosed area.   (a) An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 114.7 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 2.29 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.    (b) An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85.2 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 1.70 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.     29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Other substances -- 8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.    Location - 255 Grand Union Blvd., Somerville, MA, 02145    (a) On or about April 11, 2019, an employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 114.7 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 2.29 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.        (b) On or about April 11, 2019, an employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85.2 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 1.70 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    Location - 255 Grand Union Blvd., Somerville, MA, 02145    On or about April 11, 2019, the employer did not implement an effective combination of engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee(s) exposures to carbon monoxide to or below 50 parts per million or less.     (a) An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 114.7 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 2.29 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.        (b) An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO), during cleaning of fire residues. The level of the carbon monoxide (CO) was at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85.2 ppm as determined by the employee's Carboxyhemoglobin (%COHb), which was 1.70 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm CO.