OSHA Inspection: FINISHING TOUCH CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jan 30, 2024

Abate by

Feb 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location: 82 Saltonstall Avenue & 22 Richard Street, New Haven, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 05 with a final order date of 10/26/2023  was not received within 10 calendar days (by 8/13/2023) following the abatement due date (8/3/2023).

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 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 January 30, 2023 at 22 Richard Street the employer did not perform an initial exposure assessment prior to coring through asbestos containing flooring materials. a   Apartment 104 9x9 floor tile containing 14% Chrysotile asbestos b   Apartment 204 9x9 floor tile containing 18% Chrysotile asbestos

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 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 January 30, 2023 at 22 Richard Street the employer did not ensure employees used a HEPA-filtered shop vacuum to collect all ACM debris when coring through flooring materials with a three inch core drill. A	Apartment 104 9x9 floor tile containing 14% Chrysotile asbestos B	Apartment 204 9x9 floor tile containing 18% Chrysotile asbestos

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(g)(9)(ii):Class III asbestos work was not performed using local exhaust ventilation to the extent feasible:  On or about January 30, 2023 at 22 Richard Street the employer did not ensure local exhaust ventilation was used when employees performed tasks that disturbed ACM by coring through asbestos containing flooring materials with a three inch core drill. A	Apartment 104 9x9 floor tile containing 14% Chrysotile asbestos B	Apartment 204 9x9 floor tile containing 18% Chrysotile asbestos

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,675 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(g)(9)(iv):Where the employer did not produce a "negative exposure assessment" for a job, or where monitoring results show the permissible exposure limit had been exceeded, the employer did not contain the area using impermeable drop cloths and plastic barriers or their equivalent and/or the operation was not isolated using a control system which complied with 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5):  On or about January 30, 2023 at 22 Richard Street the employer did not contain the area with impermeable drop cloth prior to coring through asbestos containing flooring materials with a three inch core drill. a	Apartment 104 9x9 floor tile containing 14% Chrysotile asbestos b	Apartment 204 9x9 floor tile containing 18% Chrysotile asbestos

Issued

Jun 15, 2023

Abate by

Aug 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,340 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(k)(9)(v):Training for Class III employees was not consistent with EPA requirements for training of local education agency maintenance and custodial staff as set forth at 40 CFR 763.92(a)(2):  On or about January 30, 2023 at 22 Richard Street employees were not provided training for class III work with asbestos containing flooring materials prior to coring through asbestos containing flooring materials. a	Apartment 104 9x9 floor tile containing 14% Chrysotile asbestos b	Apartment 204 9x9 floor tile containing 18% Chrysotile asbestos