Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1018(n)(1)(i)(A): A medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employees who were or will be exposed to inorganic arsenic in excess of the action level, without regard to the use of respirators, at least 30 days per year: (a) An arsenic medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employees who were or will be exposed to inorganic arsenic exceeding the action level (5 ug/m3); (1) On or about May 16, 2013, a Yard employee breaking slag and operating the pug mill was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 9.93 ug/m3 of arsenic, which is 0.94 times the OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 10 ug/m3 and 1.99 times the OSHA action level of 5 ug/m3. The yard employee was not part of an arsenic medical surveillance program. (2) On or about May 16, 2013, the charge floor employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 7.47 ug/m3 of arsenic, which is 0.75 times the calculated OSHA permissible exposure level (PEL) of 10 ug/m3 and 1.49 times the OSHA action level of 5 ug/m3. The charge floor employee was not part of an arsenic medical surveillance program. Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.