Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation. a) Perry Pro Tech, Inc. on or about October 2, 2017, the employer, having not obtained a negative exposure assessment, did not ensure that a decontamination room for employees and tools was established for employees conducing class III asbestos work running new cables above a dropped ceiling. Exposure to asbestos can cause a variety of serious health effects including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.