OSHA Inspection: SIMPSON ELECTRIC CO

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $767.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(2):Installed Asbestos Containing Material. Employers and building owners are required to treat installed TSI and sprayed on and troweled-on surfacing materials as ACM in buildings constructed no later than 1980 for purposes of this standard. These materials are designated "presumed ACM or PACM", and are defined in paragraph (b) of this section. Asphalt and vinyl flooring material installed no later than 1980 also must be treated as asbestos-containing. The employer or building owner may demonstrate that PACM and flooring material do not contain asbestos by complying with paragraph (j)(8)(iii) of this section.  The employer did not ensure that floor tiling in the Old School Building that was installed prior to 1980 was treated as PACM or demonstrate that the floor tiling did not contain asbestos, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(5)(i):Labeling. Labels shall be affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers. When a building owner or employer identifies previously installed ACM and/or PACM, labels or signs shall be affixed or posted so that employees will be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM. The employer shall attach such labels in areas where they will clearly be noticed by employees who are likely to be exposed, such as at the entrance to mechanical room/areas. Signs required by paragraph (j) of this section may be posted in lieu of labels so long as they contain the information required for labeling.  The employer did not ensure that floor tiling in the Old School Building that was installed prior to 1980 was treated and labeled as PACM, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(7)(iv):The employer shall also provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM, an asbestos awareness training course, which shall at a minimum contain the following elements: health effects of asbestos, locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, requirements in this standard relating to housekeeping, and proper response to fiber release episodes, to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present. Each such employee shall be so trained at least once a year.  The employer did not ensure that housekeeping employees cleaning floor tiling in the Old School Building that was installed prior to 1980 was treated as PACM and trained on the elements required by the asbestos standard, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $767.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(d)(3)(i):The employer shall monitor employee exposures and shall base initial determinations on the employee exposure monitoring results.  The employer did not ensure that employees exposure to lead were monitored and used to base an initial determination after the Wave Solder Machine was installed.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.  The employer did not ensure that employees with occupational exposure to lead were informed of the content of Appendices A and B, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(l)(2)(i):The employer shall make readily available to all affected employees a copy of this standard and its appendices.  The employer did not ensure that a copy of the standard and its appendices were made available to employees that had occupational exposure to lead, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(m)(1)(iii):Employers shall include lead in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of lead and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section.  The employer did not ensure that employees with occupational exposure to lead were trained in accordance with the HCS, exposing employees to health hazards.