Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure(s): a) On October 25, 2017, at the jobsite located at South Park Blvd. & Parkside Cir., Streamwood, IL 60107, effective engineering and administrative controls were not instituted and maintained by the employer to reduce employee exposure to styrene during a cured in place pipe lining operation performed inside of a 24 inch horizontal sewer pipe, up to 30 feet away from a manhole. An employee was exposed to styrene concentrations in excess of the ceiling limit. See instance description in Item 1a of this citation. Methods of engineering controls and work practices under these circumstances include but are not limited to: 1) Seek the expertise of a competent individual such as an engineer or certified industrial hygienist to assess existing controls or work practices. Obtain recommendations to improve existing controls and work practices. 2) Use continuous forced air ventilation in any and all employee work areas to reduce hazardous atmospheric concentrations for chemical exposures below any and all applicable OSHA permissible exposure limits. 3) Evaluate and revise, where applicable, employee work practices, employer developed cured in place pipe work procedures and administrative controls including but not limited to, allowing adequate time for the ventilation system to eliminate any and all hazardous atmospheres inside the space prior to allowing entry of workers into the space. 4) Use suitable detectors or alarms, including but not limited to personal and/or remote monitoring devices, to measure and warn employees of styrene and/or any other hazardous atmosphere accumulation in any and all employee work areas. 5) Where feasible, effective respiratory protection shall be used by the affected employees as an interim protective measure. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.