Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(1): The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit: a) On August 2, 2017, American Demolition Corporation did not ensure that effective engineering controls and work practices were instituted and maintained by the employer to reduce employee exposure to lead below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average. An employee performing torch cutting on August 2, 2017 was exposed to airborne concentrations of lead at approximately 2.4 times the OSHA PEL. See instance description in item 3(a) of this citation. Methods of engineering controls and work practices under these circumstances include, but are not limited to: 1) Use shears or other mechanical means to remove/demolish structures instead of torch cutting. 2) Prior to torch cutting, remove lead coatings from areas that need to be torch-cut, with either tools equipped with HEPA vacuums or chemical strippers or abrasive blasting. 3) Implement a schedule of employee rotation to limit employee exposures. Abatement Schedule: Step 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits. Abatement Date: February 7, 2018 Step 2: A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with abatement dates required by this citation: 1. Evaluation of engineering options; 2. Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; 3. Procurement, installation, and operation of selected controls measures; and 4. Testing and acceptance or modifications/redesign of controls. Note: All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Abatement Date: March 22, 2018 Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Abatement Date: May 3, 2018