Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): Methods of compliance - Engineering and work practice controls. Where any employee is exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year, the employer shall implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead in accordance with the implementation schedule in Table I below, except to the extent that the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible. Wherever the engineering and work practice controls which can be instituted are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit, the employer shall nonetheless use them to reduce exposures to the lowest feasible level and shall supplement them by the use of respiratory protection which complies with the requirements of paragraph (f) of this section. The employer failed to implement engineering and work practice controls to assure employee exposure to lead is below the permissible exposure limit for the following employee exposures: a. On May 5, 2015, an employee in the Dehusker process area at the top belt/bridge position (see Citation 2 item 1a instance a. for exposure information,) b. On May 5, 2015, an employee in the Dehusker process area working at multiple positions including the top belt, the "cage" and bottom belt sorting position(s) (see Citation 2 Item 1a instance b. for exposure information,) c. On May 26, 2015, an employee in the Lead Acid Manual area working on the North line at multiple positions including the Shear Tender operator, "wash" plastic and Chop Stack position(s) (see Citation 2 Item 1a instance c. for exposure information,) and d. On May 26, 2015, an employee in the Lead Acid Manual area working on the North line at multiple positions including the Chop Stack and Shear Tender operator position(s) (see Citation 2 Item 1a instance d. for exposure information.) Retriev Technologies, previously known as TOXCO, Inc. was cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 190589, citation number 1, item number 4b and was affirmed as a final order on July 29, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 265 Quarry Road SE, Lancaster, Ohio 43130. ABATEMENT NOTE Step 1  Abatement due Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for following actions, which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: 1. Evaluation and listing of engineering control options; 2. Selection and criteria for selection of optimum control methods and subsequent completion of selected control design; 3. Procurement of equipment and materials associated with installation, installation and operation of selected control measures; 4. Testing, and acceptance, or modification/supplementation/redesign of controls; 5. All proposed control measures shall be approved by a competent industrial hygienist, competent industrial ventilation specialist experienced in complex processes or other technically qualified person.