Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1027(j)(4)(ii): The employer did not ensure that employees did not enter lunchroom facilities with protective work clothing or equipment without the surface cadmium being removed from the clothing and equipment by HEPA vacuuming or some other method that removes cadmium dust without dispersing it: a) In the Break Room - On or about October 21, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that surface cadmium contamination had been removed from the protective work clothing worn into the Break Room facilities because there was no HEPA vacuum or other method to remove cadmium-contaminated dust without dispersing it available for employees' use at the entrance to the Break Room. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement 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 is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.