Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): Rust-Oleum Corporation, at 715 Park North Boulevard, Clarkston, GA - on or about March 4, 2014, engineering controls were not implemented where an employee was exposed to silica at 0.3543 milligrams per cubic meter as an eight hour time weighted average (8-hour TWA), which was 2.4 times the permissible exposure limit. The employee's exposure was monitored for 475 minutes; the remaining five minutes were assumed to be a zero exposure. Abatement Schedule: Step 1 - A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: (1) Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; (2) Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; (3) Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; (4) Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Thirty-day progress reports are required during the abatement period. Step 2 - Abatement shall be completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.