Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19261101 G02 Asbestos
Inspection Nr: 1043352.015
Citation: 01005A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $1,660.14
Issuance Date: 08/10/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 8
Abatement Date: 08/14/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0524530
Contest Date: 08/27/2015
Final Order: 01/07/2019
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 9020
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/07/2019 | $1,660.14 | 08/14/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/01/2015 | $7,000.00 | 08/14/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/10/2015 | $7,000.00 | 08/14/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(2): Control methods were not used to achieve compliance as required by 1926.1101(g)(2)(i) through (g)(2)(v): On or about February 12, 2015 through March 3, 2015, the following control methods were not used to achieve compliance as required during Class I and Class II asbestos work: a.) Local exhaust ventilation equipped with HEPA filter dust collection systems; b.) Enclosure or isolation of processes producing asbestos dust; c.) Ventilation of the regulated area to move contaminated air away from the breathing zone of employees and toward a filtration or collection device equipped with a HEPA filter; d.) Use of other work practices and engineering controls that can be shown as feasible; e.) Use of respiratory protection when feasible work practices and engineering controls are not sufficient in reducing employee exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit and/or excursion limit.