Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1153(f)(1): The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods were feasible: a) 1520 Story Avenue, Bronx, NY - 7th Floor: On or about 10/18/17, a CTR Cleaning Inc. employee was allowed to dry sweep concrete dust created as a result of the use of a pneumatic hammer drill to remove the excess cement which had dripped down through overhead planking and hardened on concrete flooring below. b) 1520 Story Avenue, Bronx, NY - 7th Floors: On or about 10/26/17, a CTR Cleaning Inc. employee and an L & M Builders Group LLC laborer were allowed to dry sweep concrete dust created as a result of the use by another employee of used of a pneumatic hammer drill to remove the excess cement which had dripped down through overhead planking and hardened on concrete flooring below.