Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall ensure that a "competent person" conducts an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace. The assessment must be completed in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by exposure data or the lack of a "negative exposure assessment," and to provide information necessary to assure that all control systems planned are appropriate for that operation and will work properly. a. On or about June 1, 2024, at the gymnasium entrance, employees were required to perform Class II asbestos operations, removing floor tile black mastic that contained 3% chrysotile asbestos. The employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an exposure assessment before performing Class II asbestos operations, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with asbestos.