Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(6)(ii): If the initial determination or subsequent monitoring reveals employee exposure to be at or above the action level but below the permissible exposure limit the employer shall repeat monitoring in accordance with this paragraph at least every 6 months. The employer shall continue monitoring at the required frequency until at least two consecutive measurements, taken at least 7 days apart, are below the action level at which time the employer may discontinue monitoring for that employee except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d)(7) of this section. On or about March 19, 2015, the employer had not performed employee exposure monitoring for torching of steel cases by Lead Acid employees in the Lead Acid torching chamber. Lead fume is emitted by the heating of the battery components during the torch use as part of disassembly process. Prior to this date, monitoring had not been performed in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for this routine task. 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 5b 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.