Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 023A Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.1027(j)(2): The employer did not ensure that change rooms were equipped with separate storage facilities for street clothes and for protective clothing and equipment, which were designed to prevent dispersion of cadmium and contamination of the employee's street clothes: (a)Hill Air Force Base, at 7290 Weiner Street, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On 2/2/11, Hill Air Force Base did not ensure that change rooms were equipped with separate storage facilities for street clothes and for protective clothing and equipment, which were designed to prevent dispersion of cadmium and contamination of the employee's street clothes. Employees abrasively blasted aircraft parts in Building 507J4. The metal treatment contained cadmium. The process generated cadmium dust. Wipe sampling conducted in Building 507 determined cadmium was present in employee clean clothing lockers and employee dirty clothing lockers. The employer did not ensure that change room facilities prevented cross contamination of cadmium. This condition exposed employees to a cadmium hazard. (b)Hill Air Force Base, at 7290 Weiner Street, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On 2/2/11, Hill Air Force Base did not ensure that change rooms were equipped with separate storage facilities for street clothes and for protective clothing and equipment, which were designed to prevent dispersion of cadmium and contamination of the employee's street clothes. Employees abrasively blasted aircraft parts in Building 220. The metal treatment contained cadmium. The process generated cadmium dust. Wipe sampling conducted in Building 220 determined cadmium was present in an employee locker room bench top. The employer did not ensure that change room facilities prevented cross contamination of cadmium. This condition exposed employees to a cadmium hazard. (c)Hill Air Force Base, at 7290 Weiner Street, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On 3/3/11, Hill Air Force Base did not ensure that change rooms were equipped with separate storage facilities for street clothes and for protective clothing and equipment, which were designed to prevent dispersion of cadmium and contamination of the employee's street clothes. Employees abrasively blasted generators and small parts in Building 843B1. The metal treatment contained cadmium. The process generated cadmium dust. Wipe sampling conducted in Building 843 determined cadmium was present in an employee clean clothing locker interior surface. The employer did not ensure that change room facilities prevented cross contamination of cadmium. This condition exposed employees to a cadmium hazard. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification