OSHA Inspection: PABLO MEZA

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $425 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:    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that a competent person performed an asbestos exposure assessment before or at the initiation of demolition work to the exterior of the residential jobsite where asbestos was present in transite cement boards, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $425 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i): 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 vacuum cleaners equipped with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material:    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not use any form of engineering control, to include a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter, to collect all debris and dust resulting from demolition work to the exterior of the residential jobsite where asbestos was present in transite cement boards, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not use any form of wet method or wetting agent to control employee exposure to asbestos during demolition work to the exterior of the residential jobsite where asbestos was present in transite cement boards, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii): Dust and debris containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material were dry swept, shoveled or removed by other dry clean-up methods:    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees conducting demolition work to the exterior of a residential jobsite utilized shovels to move the waste and debris of asbestos-containing transite cement panels to waste-removal receptacles, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $425 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not select the appropriate respirators as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A):    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees conducting demolition work to the exterior of a residential jobsite where asbestos-containing materials were present were provided with and used filtering facepieces instead of appropriate respirators appropriate for protection against airborne asbestos fibers, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Dec 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $425 Reduced

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:    On or about May 22nd, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees conducting demolition work to the exterior of a residential jobsite collected and disposed of asbestos-containing waste and debris in open, unsealed, and unlabeled waste receptacles, exposing employees to the hazard of inhaling asbestos fibers.