Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): Feasible engineering controls were not determined to decrease employees dust exposure while cutting wood. On August 15, 2013, 2 employees cutting wood and were exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) exceeding 15.0 milligrams/cubic meter, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without wearing respiratory protection: a) One band saw employee was exposed to 18.22 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average. The employee was sampled on August 15, 2013 for 488 minutes. b) The single and double edge trim saw feeder was exposed to 25.92 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average. On August 15, 2013 the employee was sampled for 474 minutes, the remaining 6 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time. Abatement normally will be multistep as follows: STEP 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be provide and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits. Abatement due 30 days from issuance date: STEP 2: Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance 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; and 4. Testing and acceptable 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. Abatement due 60 days from issuance date: Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Abatement due 90 days from issuance date: