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29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide an annual asbestos awareness training course covering the requirements specified in this standard related to housekeeping to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present: a) On or about 11/29/2022 and at times prior thereto, at the sorting and distribution area of the East Portland Station Post Office, located at 1020 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214, where floor tiles known to contain asbestos were visibly deteriorated and disturbed by contact with postal transport equipment, employees performing housekeeping work were exposed to asbestos hazards because the employer failed to ensure that they received annual asbestos awareness training containing all of the required elements specified in this standard, including the location of ACM/PACM in the building, recognition of ACM/PACM damage and deterioration, and the requirements of this standard relating to housekeeping. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1537592, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 09-14-2022, with respect to a workplace located at 3775 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento CA 95799. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1567325 citation number 1 item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 5/5/2022 with respect to a workplace located at 300 Packerland Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54303 The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1369230 citation number 1 item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/22/2019 with respect to a workplace located at 11600 E. Washington Street, Cumberland, Indiana, 46229.