Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): Engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead in accordance with the schedule in Table I of this paragraph: a) Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc. - Holland, Ohio: On or about November 10, 2011, the employer failed to implement engineering and/or administrative controls to control employees exposure to lead (Pb). An employee working as the relief operator in the Pasting department was overexposed to lead (Pb) at a time weighted average of 77.3 micrograms per cubic meter, which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50.0 micrograms per cubic meter by 155%. b) Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc. - Holland, Ohio: On or about November 10, 2011, the employer failed to implement engineering and/or administrative controls to control employees exposure to lead (Pb). An employee working in the Pasting department on Line 1 was overexposed to lead (Pb) at a time weighted average of 73.8 micrograms per cubic meter, which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50.0 micrograms per cubic meter by 148%. c) Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc. - Holland, Ohio: On or about November 10, 2011, the employer failed to implement engineering and/or administrative controls to control employees exposure to lead (Pb). An employee working as the oxide janitor was overexposed to lead (Pb) at a time weighted average of 202.7 micrograms per cubic meter, which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50.0 micrograms per cubic meter by 405%. Abatement Note: Feasible abatement methods may include the following: 1) Use general ventilation to dilute and remove the fugitive contaminants that are not removed by local exhaust ventilation. 2) Ensure that clean make-up air is being supplied to the buildings. Make-up air can also feed clean, tempered air to the workers through supplied-air islands and showers. Abatement Schedule Step 1 - A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: (1) Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; (2) Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; (3) Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; (4) Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Sixty-day progress reports are required during the abatement period. Step 2 - Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance within ninety days.