Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 026D Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.62(g)(1): Where employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit, without regard to the use of respirators; where employees were exposed to lead compounds which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g. lead arsenate, lead azide); and as interim protection for employees performing tasks as specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2), the employer did not provide at no cost to the employee and ensure that each employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments: a) Olivet Management LLC does not protect its employees and subcontractors' employees from the hazard of lead toxicity by not providing at no cost to the employee and not ensuring that each employee used appropriate protective work clothing and equipment that prevented contamination of the employee and the employee's garments. On or about October 4-25, 2013, at the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center worksite, employees were exposed to lead while performing manual scraping, including removing lead paint from the interior walls and ceilings of buildings, sweeping lead paint debris, and using tools to scrape lead paint from doors, door frames, and handrails, in and outside buildings including but not limited to Buildings 3, 11, 12, 14, 17, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, and 85.