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

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(ii): Lunchroom facilities for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not readily accessible to employee(s): a. On or about February 24, 2017, an employee working on the cast floor in CBCF was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 77.6 µg/m3 during the 405 minute sampling period. This is 1.553 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 75 minutes not sampled. b. On or about February 24, 2017, an employee working on the cast floor in CBCF was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 84.38 µg/m3 during the 405 minute sampling period. This is 1.688 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 75 minutes not sampled. c. On or about February 24, 2017, an employee working on ladle deck in CBCF was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 70.18 µg/m3 during the 401 minute sampling period. This is 1.404 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 79 minutes not sampled. d. On or about February 24, 2017, an employee working on ladle deck in CBCF was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 71.36 µg/m3 during the 403 minute sampling period. This is 1.427 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 77 minutes not sampled. e. On or about February 24, 2017, an employee working as the VTD helper was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA) of 60.32 µg/m3 during the 381 minute sampling period. This is 1.207 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3. Exposure calculations include a zero exposure increment for the 99 minutes not sampled. Employees in the CBCF building that are exposed to lead over the permissible exposure limit are unable to access a lunchroom facility on the ground floor due to lack of relief on the shift. Employees are instead permitted to eat in pulpits which are in the work area where overexposures occur.