OSHA Inspection: BIDA CLEANING AND JANITORIAL SERVICES LLC

Issued

2016-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a)  Entire Company:  The employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that Citation 1, Items 6a and 6b, and Citation 2, Item 1 were abated; on or about 2/10/16.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) while cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the work was not conducted within a regulated area; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Where exposure monitoring was required under 29 CFR 1926.1101, the employer did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees were or potentially were exposed:   a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) while cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not perform exposure monitoring; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

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) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) while cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not use 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; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(i): Class III asbestos work was not performed using wet methods:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located and under the floor; the employer did not use wet methods to perform this work; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(ii): Class III asbestos work was not performed using local exhaust ventilation to the extent feasible:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:  Employees that were cutting and replacing sections of pre-existing steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps and other associated equipment under the floor disturbed asbestos containing material (Class III asbestos work); and the employer did not use local exhaust ventilation to perform this work; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(iv): Where the employer did not produce a "negative exposure assessment" for a job, or where monitoring results show the permissible exposure limit had been exceeded, the employer did not contain the area using impermeable drop cloths and plastic barriers or their equivalent and/or the operation was not isolated using a control system which complied with 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5):  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer not did not contain the area using impermeable drop cloths and plastic barriers or their equivalent and/or the operation was not isolated using a control system which complied with 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(5); on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(9)(v): The employer did not ensure that employees performing Class III asbestos work wore respirators selected, used, and fitted pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(h):  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not ensure that respirators were selected, used and fitted in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1101(h); on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:  Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not provide a half-mask air purifying respirator with high-efficiency filters respirators when a negative exposure assessment was not produced; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(B): 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 III asbestos work involving disturbance of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material or presumed asbestos containing material:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not provide a half-mask air purifying respirator with high-efficiency filters respirators when a negative exposure assessment was not produced; on or about 4/8/15 to 4/10/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii): Before work under this standard was performed, the employer did not inform employees of the location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos is confined to the area:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not inform employees of the location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM present in the area; on or about 4/8/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not institute, at no cost to employees, a training program for each employee who was likely to be exposed in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) and for each employee who performed Class I through IV asbestos operations:  a) St. Frances de Chantal School, 2962 Harding Avenue, Bronx, NY - Cafeteria:   Employees performed Class III asbestos work as they disturbed asbestos-containing materials (e.g., asbestos containing thermal system insulation, asbestos containing floor tile, asbestos containing debris) cutting and replacing sections of steam pipes, valves, fittings, clamps, and other associated equipment located under the floor; the employer did not institute a training program for each employee; on or about 4/8/15.

Issued

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a)  Entire Company:  The employer did not provide copies of the 2010 through 2015 OSHA-300 logs and OSHA-300A forms that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requested; on or about August 24, 2015.