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

29 CFR 1926.62(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period: W. Congress Pkwy and S. Jefferson St., Chicago, IL - Clausen Structures, Inc. did not ensure that no employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of lead greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period. a) On March 29, 2017, an employee performing iron worker assistant activities was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average level of 157 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.1 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The limit is established to prevent insomnia, weakness, facial pallor, anemia, colic, paralysis of the wrist joints, decreased fertility, encephalopathy, and kidney disease. The exposure level was established from a sample collected over a time period of 359 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time period of 121 minutes. 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.