OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CORP.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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) 510 Locust Street, Basement - Apartment AA:  Employees using sledge hammers and pry bars manually demolished walls and ceiling areas that contained lead paint and the employer did not determine if any employee was exposed to lead above the action level; on or about 4/10/19.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1): Where employees perform were performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), the employer did not ensure that each employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments:  a) 510 Locust Street, Basement - Apartment AA:  Employees using sledge hammers and pry bars manually demolished walls and ceiling areas that contained lead paint and the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate protective work clothing (e.g., coveralls or similar full-body work clothing) and shoes or disposable shoe coverlets; on or about 4/10/19.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) 510 Locust Street, Basement - Apartment AA:  Employees using sledge hammers and pry bars manually demolished walls and ceiling areas that contained lead paint and the employer did not provide training on the presence of lead on the walls and ceilings being demolished at the site and the need to wear appropriate personal protective equipment against exposure to lead at the site including protective work clothing (e.g., coveralls or similar full-body work clothing) and shoes or disposable shoe coverlets; on or about 4/10/19.

Issued

Oct 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) 510 Locust Street, Mt. Vernon, NY:   Employees were using chipping hammers to remove a concrete section of floor, which exposed them to respirable crystalline silica, and  the employer did not establish a written exposure control plan;  on or about 4/20/19.