Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer shall provide adequate hand washing facilities for use by employees exposed to lead in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f): The employer does not protect each employee during lead abatement work by providing adequate hand washing facilities for employees whose airborne exposure to lead is above the Permissible Exposure Limit. a. On or about July 25, 2014- at the Francisco Avenue Bridge in Blue Island, IL 60406, employees were conducting sandblasting operations on steel coated with lead based paint. The employer did not provide hand washing facilities, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with lead. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must provide adequate hand washing facilities for employees whose airborne exposure to lead is above the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employer has been cited to this practice that included: Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i) which was contained in OSHA violation number 312596745, citation number 2, item number 3, issued December 30, 2009 and became final order on or about September 10, 2011, with respect to a workplace at Interstate 294 Bridge over Interstate 55 in Indian Head Park, IL 60525; and violation number 305890238, citation number 1, item number 1, issued August 19, 2003 and became final order on or about September 12, 2003, with respect to a workplace at Il-72 Bridge #0145, Springfield, IL 62711.