OSHA Inspection: BLUME MECHANICAL, LLC

Issued

Sep 8, 2023

Abate by

Oct 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,032 Reduced

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.) At 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bldg. 1, Saint Petersburg, Florida; on or about March 22, 2023, an exposure assessment to determine employee's exposure to asbestos was not conducted by the employer, in that, employees were involved in Class II work activities.

Issued

Sep 8, 2023

Abate by

Oct 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,032 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(g)(8)(v)(C): Cutting, abrading or breaking the material was not prohibited:   a.) At 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bldg. 1, Saint Petersburg, Florida; on or about March 22, 2023, the employer failed to prevent the cutting and breaking of pipe wrapping system, while employees engaged in Class II work activities.

Issued

Sep 8, 2023

Abate by

Oct 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,032 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(h)(1)(iv): Respirators were not used during all Class II and III asbestos jobs where the employer had not produced a negative-exposure assessment:   a.) At 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bldg. 1, Saint Petersburg, Florida; on or about March 22, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees engage in Class II work activities while conducting piping installation activities and for which an exposure assessment had not been conducted were provided respiratory protection.

Issued

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,032 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(C): For Class II operations not involving the categories of material specified in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A), training was not provided which at a minimum included all the elements in 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii) and in addition the specific work practices and engineering controls of 29 CFR 1926.1101(g), and did not include "hands-on" training in the work practices applicable to each category of material that the employee would remove and each removal method that the employee would use."   a.) At 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bldg. 1, Saint Petersburg, Florida; on or about March 22, 2023, employees performing Class II asbestos work were not trained in methods of recognizing asbestos and asbestos containing material, the nature of the operations that could result in exposure, the content of the standard and protective controls to minimize exposure.

Issued

Sep 8, 2023

Abate by

Oct 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,036 · Current $5,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(m)(2)(i)(B):The employer did not make a medical examination when the employee was assigned to an area where exposure to asbestos may be at or above the permissible exposure limit for 30 or more days per year, or engage in Class I, II, or III work for a combined total of 30 or more days per year, a medical examination must be given within 10 working days following the thirtieth day of exposure:  a.) At 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bldg. 1, Saint Petersburg, Florida; on or about March 22, 2023, the employer did not make available medical examination and consultation while employees engaged in Class II work for more than 30 days per year.  The employer did not ensure that employees engaged in piping installations who were exposed to asbestos received a medical examination.