Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 024 Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.1027(j)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to cadmium above the PEL showered during the end of the work shift: (a)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 employees exposed to cadmium above the PEL showered during the end of the work shift. One employee abrasively blasted aircraft parts in Building 507J4. The metal treatment contained cadmium. This process generated cadmium dust. On 3/3/11 one employee was exposed to cadmium at a concentration greater than the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.005 mg/m3. The employee was exposed to cadmium at a concentration of 0.0663 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA. This is 13.27 times the PEL. Air monitoring was conducted for 374 minutes. The employer did not ensure that the employee showered at the end of the work shift. This condition exposed the employee to a cadmium hazard. (b)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 employees exposed to cadmium above the PEL showered during the end of the work shift. One employee abrasively blasted generators and small parts in Building 843B1. The metal treatment contained cadmium. This process generated cadmium dust. On 3/3/11 one employee was exposed to cadmium at a concentration greater than the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.005 mg/m3. The employee was exposed to cadmium at a concentration of 0.1871 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA. This is 37.40 times the PEL. Air monitoring was conducted for 265 minutes. The employer did not ensure that the employee showered at the end of the work shift. This condition exposed the employee to a cadmium hazard. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification