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

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(ii): For all indoor Class II jobs, where the employer had not produced a negative exposure assessment pursuant to paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section, or where during the job, changed conditions indicated there may be exposure above the PEL or where the employer did not remove the ACM in a substantially intact state, the employer did not use one of the methods listed in (A)-(C) of this section to ensure that airborne asbestos did not migrate from the regulated area: (a) On or about June 7, 2017, at the above located worksite employees were required to remove 12 inch floor tiles and mastic that contained 0.4% to 6.0% asbestos (Class II asbestos work) in the main first floor north-south corridor. The employer did not use one of the below listed methods to ensure that airborne asbestos did not migrate from the regulated area. i. Critical barriers placed over all openings to the regulated area; ii. Another barrier or isolation method which prevents migration; iii. Impermeable drop cloths placed on surfaces beneath all removal activity Employees removing asbestos containing floor tile were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with airborne asbestos.