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

29 CFR 1926.62(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1926.62 to use a respirator. On or about May 14, 2013, at the residential home remodeling project located at 2621 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA, the employer did not protect at least two employees from exposure to lead in excess of 0.050 milligrams per cubic meter (Permissible Exposure Limit) as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average while removing paint from the exterior siding using a power sander. The work was performed in an unsealed containment on the east side of the house. The employees were documented to be exposed to airborne lead levels that ranged from 2.19 mg/m(3) to 14.74 mg/m(3), which is equivalent to 43.8 and 294.79 times the PEL. These exposures were determined from two 309 minute samples. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled 171 minute period per sample. Employees were exposed to the hazards of systemic poisoning from airborne lead. The employer failed to implement a respiratory protection program.