Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1):The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section: a) Remote cemeteries: The employer did not assess the exposure to respirable crystalline silica for a monument setter that used bags of dry cement mix when making bases for headstones, observed on or about the 6th of July 2022. b) Sandblasting booth: The employer did not assess the exposure level of silica for an employee that sandblasted headstones, cleaned the booth and stone after blasting and swept and shoveled blasting media. The employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of silica at an 8 hour time-weighted average of 568 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), which was 11 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The sampling was conducted for 128 minutes during one shift on 9/22/22. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.