| Inspection Type |
Unprog Rel
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2016-08-18
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| Emphasis |
N: LEAD
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| Case Closed |
2018-04-26
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1162895 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
12000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9054.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm: a) On or about 7/19/2016, at 960 Broadway, Albany, NY, employer failed to conduct a hazard assessment to determine whether hazards were present and in such quantities to necessitate the use of respiratory protection as personal protective equipment when assigning three employees to perform demolition at this location when there was reason to believe, under the circumstances of the situation, that hazards necessitating the need for respiratory equipment were present and that such equipment was not being provided by the host employer. Feasible means of abatement include, but are not limited to, documenting discussion with the client/host employer pertaining to the presence of asbestos or lead at the jobsite and absence of personal protective equipment being provided by the client/host employer. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9054.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In the workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or where respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures including the provisions (i)-(ix) of this section, as applicable: a) On or about 7/19/2016, throughout 960 Broadway building, for the laborers performing demolition and clean up activities, who were required to work in and walk through these areas, and who were otherwise exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), asbestos, and lead. The employer did not develop a respiratory protection program when employees were provided with respirators to continue working. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103): a) On or about 7/19/2016, throughout 960 Broadway building, for the laborers performing demolition and clean up activities, who were required to work in and walk through these areas, and who were otherwise exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), asbestos, and lead. No medical evaluation was provided to the employees when they were required to wear a respirator to continue working. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9054.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) On or about 7/19/2016, throughout 960 Broadway building, for the laborers performing demolition and clean up activities, who were required to work in and walk through these areas, and who were otherwise exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), asbestos, and lead. The employer did not conduct training with the employees to avoid unsafe conditions and to recognize potential health effects associated with exposures to PNOR, asbestos, and lead. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
12000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9054.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) On or about 7/19/2016, 960 Broadway building second, third, and fourth floors, the laborers who were performing demolition and clean up activities and who were required to walk through areas where large sections of floors had been removed. No fall protection systems were utilized and/or no guardrails or safety nets were installed in these areas, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of over 12 feet. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B04 II |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9054.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers: a) On or about 7/19/2016, throughout 960 Broadway building, for the laborers who performing demolition and clean up activities and who were required to work in and walk through areas where there were floor holes measuring up to 4 feet by 4 feet which were not covered on the second, third, and fourth floors. |
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