Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19261101 O03 I Asbestos
Inspection Nr: 1002754.015
Citation: 01007
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Date: 05/23/2015 2
Initial Penalty: $70,000.00
Current Penalty: $35,000.00
Issuance Date: 04/20/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316700
Contest Date: 05/07/2015
Final Order: 07/08/2016
Emphasis:
Substance: 9020
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/08/2016 | $35,000.00 | 05/23/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/20/2015 | $70,000.00 | 05/23/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/20/2015 | $70,000.00 | 05/23/2015 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(3)(i): On all worksites where employees are engaged in Class I or II asbestos work, the competent person designated in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(6) does not perform or supervise the following duties, as applicable as specified in 29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(3)(i)(A) through 29 CFR 1926.1101(o)(3)(i)(I): (a) First Capital Insulation, Incorporated - 1900 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA - One instance of the employer's ongoing failure to comply with this standard occurred on or about October 20, 2014 when the Competent Person did not; correctly set up the Regulated Area, establish and implement Entry and Exit Procedures, implement the monitoring program, ensure that the employees wore their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while inside the Regulated Area, ensure that employees used the HEPA vacuum cleaner in the Dirty Room or shower, have a manometer to ensure that the engineering controls (Negative Pressure Enclosure) were working properly. Abatement certification and documentation of this specific instance required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement of this specific instance is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement of this specific instance is complete, such as evidence of the purchase of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.