Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls: (a) On July 21, 2015, the furnace operator was exposed to lead at 120% of the PEL or 0.0608 mg/m3 for a 432 minute sampling period with a value of zero added for the 48 minutes not sampled and the employer had not implemented a written lead compliance program defining the engineering and work practice controls that would be used to reduce lead exposure. (b) Employees were exposed to lead at or above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter on October 24, 2013 for the ball mill operator, April 8, 2014 for the ball mill operator, furnace operator and lab tech, and October 27, 2014 2014 for the ball mill operator and furnace operator, but the employer did not establish and implement a lead compliance program to reduce those exposures by the use of engineering and work practice controls. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.