Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 011C Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iv): 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 all equipment and containers filled with asbestos containing material was not cleaned prior to removing them from the equipment room or area: The employer is failing to prevent employee exposure to asbestos hazards associated with abatement and removal activities. The condition was most recently observed on or about November 2nd, 2018 at the facility located at 137 Hale Library, Manhattan, KS 66506. The employer did not provided a HEPA vacuum for employees to use to clean bags/containers filled with ACM waste before leaving the regulated area. Employee inside the containment area handed bags to employees outside of the containment area without cleaning the bags of ACM waste with a HEPA vacuum or any other sort of cleaning method. Equipment such as respirators and rubber boots were also worn or taken outside the containment area without being properly cleaned.