Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 E Air contaminants.
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 990682.015
Citation: 02001B
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Date: 05/21/2015
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 02/17/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521400
Contest Date: 03/11/2015
Final Order: 07/13/2015
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/13/2015 | $0.00 | 05/21/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/11/2015 | $0.00 | 05/21/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/17/2015 | $0.00 | 05/21/2015 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B 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): On or about 11/13/14, engineering controls did not achieve compliance with the PEL for copper fume to protect the Copper Melter in the Metals Mixing/Melting Area. Step 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be provided 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 permissible exposure limits. 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 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: a. Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; b. Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; c. Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; d. Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. Step 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to: - Local exhaust ventilation systems equipped with close capture hoods and improved ventilation efficiency to remove contaminants. Feasible administrative controls include, but are not limited to: -Arranging work schedules and the related duration of exposures so that employees are minimally exposed to health hazards. -Transferring employees who have reached their upper permissible limits of exposure to an environment where no further additional exposure will be experienced. Date by which Step 1 must be abated: 02/25/15 Date by which Step 2 must be abated: 04/18/15 Date by which Step 3 must be abated: 05/18/15 Abatement certification and documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.(d).