Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(e)(1):The employer did not implement all feasible engineering and work practice controls, including administrative controls, to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit: (a) AHERN Painting Contractors (Broadway Junction Train Station J Train Line Project), located at 1549 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207 Employees working on the metal train station columns and conducting the lead-based paint removal via abrasive blasting using steel shot media are exposed to the hazards of chemicals such as, but not limited to, lead. Personal air sampling results revealed that employees are exposed to lead at an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) concentration of 53,350 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), approximately 111.15 times the adjusted permissible exposure limit of approximately 39 micrograms per cubic meter of air, during blasting operations based on a 10.27-hour workday. The employer did not ensure that the engineering controls were sufficient to maintain employee exposure to lead to or below the permissible exposure limit. Condition observed on or about February 7, 2024