OSHA Inspection: SUMMIT VIEW VILLAGE

Issued

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   a) On or about February 7, 2024, and at times prior, maintenance employees were exposed to inhalation hazards. Maintenance employees perform emergency work such as repairing leaks involving cutting into drywall or other asbestos containing materials in apartment units. Maintenance employees also perform routine maintenance work that causes asbestos disturbance. Maintenance employees also occasionally wear respirators when sanding spackle.  The employer did not administer a written respirator program.

Issued

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a) On or about February 7, 2024, and at times prior, maintenance employees were exposed to inhalation hazards and physiological burdens.  The employer did not ensure workers that are required to wear respirators were medically evaluated. Maintenance employees perform emergency work such as repairing leaks involving cutting into drywall or other asbestos containing materials in apartment units, and the maintenance employees perform routine work that causes asbestos disturbance. Maintenance employees also occasionally wear respirators when painting.

Issued

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   a) On or about February 7, 2024, and at times prior, maintenance employees were exposed to inhalation hazards.  The employer did not ensure workers that are required to wear respirators were fit tested. Maintenance employees perform emergency work such as repairing leaks involving cutting into drywall or other asbestos containing materials in apartment units, and the maintenance employees perform routine work that causes asbestos disturbance. Maintenance employees also occasionally wear respirators when sanding spackle.

Issued

2024-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(7)(iv):The employer did not train employees who performed housekeeping operations in areas containing presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM) at least once a year:  a) On or about February 7, 2024, and at times prior, maintenance employees were not provided asbestos awareness training. Maintenance employees perform emergency work such as repairing leaks involving cutting into drywall or other asbestos containing materials in apartment units. Maintenance employees also perform routine maintenance work that causes asbestos disturbance. There is asbestos present in the apartment units the maintenance crew performs work. The employees on the maintenance team were not provided training on asbestos fiber release as they should be annually.