Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(E): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with biological monitoring in accordance with 1926.62(j)(1)(i), to consist of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels: a) Alba Services Inc., 250 5th Ave. NY, NY 10001. The employer failed to determine if workers performing demolition operations throughout the building were exposed to lead at or above the action level. The employer did not provide the employees with biological monitoring. The condition was noted on or about 11/23/15. b) Alba Services Inc., 250 5th Ave. NY, NY 10001. The employer failed to provide biological monitoring to workers performing torch cutting operations in the vault of the building. Paint chips collected from the torched metal was found to contain 75.49 % of lead. The condition was noted on or about 11/23/15. NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.