OSHA Inspection: FEITH SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, INC.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,845 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) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were partially exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(i):  Work involving Class III asbestos was not performed using wet methods:    a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(ii):  Work involving Class III asbestos was not performed using local exhaust ventilation to the extent feasible:    a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(i): Before work subject to this standard began, the building and/or facility owner(s) did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) at the worksite pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):    a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(ii)(B): The building owner did not notify their employees  working in or adjacent to areas containing asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) of the presence, location, and quantity.    a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 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) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, employees were exposed to friable asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting fixtures and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:  (Construction Reference 1926.103)    a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, an employee was voluntarily wearing an elastomeric respirator to protect them self from inhalation hazards to asbestos during removal of old fluorescent lighting ballasts and while running new electrical wiring in a drop ceiling.  The employer did not provide training associated with the use of an elastomeric respirator as required in this section.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,956 · Current $6,365 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     a)  Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, an employee was disconnecting and removing live 110 volt wiring from fluorescent lighting fixtures for installation of new LED lighting fixtures, exposing the employee to potential shock and electrical burns.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(c): Tags were not placed to identify plainly the equipment or circuits being worked on:   a) Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, an employee was disconnecting and removing live 110 volt wiring from fluorescent lighting fixtures for installation of new LED lighting fixtures and the employer did not Tagout the breaker associated with the branch circuit being worked on, exposing the employee to potential shock and electrical burns.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a)  Feith Systems and Software - On or about April 26, 2019, an employee was removing old electrical wiring that was connected to a breaker panel in which the breakers associated with that branch circuit of the wiring were not labeled, exposing the employee to potential shock and electrical burns.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.