| Inspection Type |
Complaint
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Health
|
| Close Conference |
2016-08-08
|
| Case Closed |
2019-08-01
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1121761 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1168321 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without first conducting a hazard assessment to determine the appropriate types of personal protective equipment necessary to protect employees from exposure to asbestos-containing dust and debris. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability: (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards and select an appropriate respirator for employees engaged in the removal of asbestos-containing floor tile. 3M 8210 N95 filtering facepiece masks were provided, which are prohibited as a form of respiratory protection for asbestos hazards. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 H03 III A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide a half-mask air-purifying respirator, other than a disposable respirator, equipped with high-efficiency filters, whenever the employee(s) performed Class II and III asbestos jobs where no negative exposure assessment was available: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing half-mask respirators equipped with N100, R100 or P100 filters. Instead, employees were provided with and wore 3M Model 8210 filtering facepiece masks, which are N95 masks. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 I01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1): The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos that exceed the time weighted average and/or excursion limit in 29 CFR 1926.1101(c) or for which a required negative exposure assessment was not produced: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer did not require employees to wear protective clothing such as coverall, hoods, foot coverings and gloves to prevent contamination of body, clothing and shoes with asbestos dust and debris. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101001 J03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-03-09 |
| Current Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
27 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Inspection NR |
1261343 |
| FTA Issuance Date |
2018-02-28 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
45000.0 |
| FTA Final Order Date |
2018-03-23 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i): The building owner, facility owner, or employer did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM or PACM at the worksite and did not exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing material (PACM): (a) On or about July 27, 2016 and continuing thereafter, at 46-10 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer had not determined the presence, location and quantity of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACM) such as vinyl floor tile and pipe insulation. Employees had not been informed of the presence and location of ACM and PACM. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101001 J07 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-03-09 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
27 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes: (a) On or about July 27, 2016 and continuing thereafter, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer had not provided asbestos awareness training to employees such as porters and handymen who perform maintenance and housekeeping duties in areas containing asbestos-containing and presumed asbestos-containing materials including, but not limited to, vinyl floor tile and pipe insulation. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6338.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas which complied with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1101(e), paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5). (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile, which is Class II asbestos work, without establishing a regulated area in which to complete the work. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 F02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without first having a competent person conduct an initial exposure assessment to assess the expected exposures of employees to airborne asbestos. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 F03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(3)(i): The employer did not conduct daily monitoring that was representative of the exposure of each employee who was assigned to work within a regulated area who was performing Class I or II work, where the employer pursuant to (f)(2)(iii) of this section, had not made a negative exposure assessment for the entire operation: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without conducting daily monitoring to assess the exposure of employees to airborne asbestos. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(i): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of vacuum cleaners equipped with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to collect all debris and dust containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing a HEPA vacuum cleaner to clean up dust and debris. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application and cleanup: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove and dispose of asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without adequate use of wet methods to minimize release of dust and debris. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003F |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G01 III |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii): The employer did not use work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos, in leak-tight containers: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees who were removing asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile to dispose of the resultant dust and debris, which was not wetted down, in the following manner: 1. Shovel the dust and debris loose onto an unopened garbage bag spread across an open cart; 2. Add another unopened garbage bag on top of the dust and debris, shovel another layer and repeat, building it up layer by layer in the cart; 3. Transport the cart full of loose dust and debris to the basement; 4. Transfer the debris and dust by lifting the garbage bags and the loose material sitting on them, layer by layer, and dump it loose into a dumpster. At all stages of the operation, the potential existed for the spread of asbestos containing dust, from the apartment where the work took place, the corridors and elevators through which the carts were transported, and the basement area in which the material was transferred into the dumpsters. Additional possibility of spread of asbestos dust existed for the refuse collectors who collected, transported and disposed of the materials and so on until and through the material being buried in landfill. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003G |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G03 III |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii): Dust and debris containing asbestos containing material and presumed asbestos containing material were dry swept, shoveled or removed by other dry clean-up methods: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer instructed employees to shovel and sweep dust and debris created during the disturbance and removal of asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor without first adequately wetting it. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003H |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G07 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(i): All Class II work was not supervised by a competent person as defined in 29 CFR 1926.1101(b): (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing a qualified competent person to supervise the work. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003I |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G07 II A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(7)(ii)(A): For all indoor Class II jobs, where the employer had not produced a negative exposure assessment pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(iii), or where during the job, changed conditions indicated there may be exposure above the permissible exposure limit or where the employer did not remove the asbestos containing material in a substantially intact state, the employer did not use critical barriers over all openings to the regulated area: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer, in the absence of a negative exposure assessment, instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without using critical barriers to cover all openings to the regulated area. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003J |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G08 I B |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(B): Vacuums equipped with HEPA filter, disposable dust bag, and metal floor tool were not used to clean floors: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing a HEPA vacuum cleaner equipped with disposable dust bag and metal floor tool to clean the floor prior to start of, during and after removal. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003K |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 G08 I G |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(i)(G): Floor tiles were not removed intact: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without taking steps to ensure that tiles were maintained in the most intact state possible during removal. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003L |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 J02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer did not establish a decontamination room or area adjacent to the regulated area for employees removing asbestos-containing floor tile and their equipment. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003M |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 J02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iii): For employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation work clothing was not cleaned with a HEPA vacuum before it was removed: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer did not provide and ensure use of a HEPA vacuum cleaner to clean work clothing worn by employees while they were removing asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003N |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 J02 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(iv): For employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation all equipment and containers filled with asbestos containing material was not cleaned prior to removing them from the equipment room or area: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 In the absence of a negative exposure assessment, the employer did not ensure that bags and carts filled with asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile were cleaned prior to removal from the work area. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003O |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 K07 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at each location where a regulated area was required to be established: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without posting signs to warn employees that disturbance and removal of asbestos containing materials was taking place. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003P |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261101 K09 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations: (a) On or about July 27, 2016, at work site at 46-10 61st Street, Apt. 15E, Woodside, NY 11377 Employer instructed employees to remove asbestos-containing 9" x 9" floor tile without providing them with the training for Class II asbestos operations. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-03-09 |
| Current Penalty |
3802.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3802.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
27 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Inspection NR |
1261343 |
| FTA Issuance Date |
2018-02-28 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
28000.0 |
| FTA Final Order Date |
2018-03-23 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (a) On or about July 27, 2016 and continuing thereafter, at work site at 46-10 61st Street and other properties in Big Six Towers complex, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program despite having employees such as porters and handymen who were required to work with or be exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances including, but not limited to, asbestos-containing materials such as floor tile and pipe insulation (carcinogen), Kleen-Strip Paint Thinner (flammable, toxic), gasonline (flammable) and Krylon spray paints (flammable). ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-03-09 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
27 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) On or about July 27, 2016 and continuing thereafter, at work site at 46-10 61st Street and other properties in Big Six Towers complex, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer had not provided hazard communication training despite having employees such as porters and handymen who were required to work with or be exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances including, but not limited to, asbestos-containing materials such as floor tile and pipe insulation (carcinogen), Kleen-Strip Paint Thinner (flammable, toxic), gasonline (flammable) and Krylon spray paints (flammable). ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K06 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Inspection NR |
1261343 |
| FTA Issuance Date |
2018-02-28 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
5000.0 |
| FTA Final Order Date |
2018-03-23 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a) (a) On or about July 27, 2016 and continuing thereafter, at work site at 46-10 61st Street and other properties in Big Six Towers complex, Woodside, NY 11377 The employer did not provide the information in 29 CFR 1910.134 Appendix D to employees who voluntarily chose to wear 3M 8210 N95 respirators, including while removing and disposing of asbestos-containing floor tile. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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