OSHA Inspection: RPC INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Issued

Jan 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $2,029 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.62(d)(1)(iii):With the exception of monitoring under paragraph (d)(3), where monitoring is required under this section, the employer shall collect personal samples representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level.  a)	NASA Tunnel #2: On or about 10/09/2020, employees were assigned to work lead abatement jobs without the employer having conducted a hazard assessment which included personal samples representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area.

Issued

Jan 25, 2021

Abate by

Mar 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $2,029 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a): The employer is responsible for requiring the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees.   a)	NASA Tunnel #2: On or about the week of 10/09/2020, employees were assigned to work painting jobs using products which contained multiple substances with recognized OSHA permissible exposure limits.  The product's safety data sheets instruct respirator usage in cases where personal exposure sampling indicates exposures above the exposure limits.  The employer assigned this work without having conducted a hazard assessment of employee's exposure, as determined from breathing-zone air samples measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average.