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Us. Department of Labor April 6, *989 A-c^'cL. // cc- Clcu-l V- ^ 99 V-7.& CccmcV'C'-H a'e-, r: -*!- A,amr vvai'cn 'Jacksonville Area Office Suite 3C3 3*00 University 3ivd.. South Jacksonville. Florida 32216 . R=V to:K Aner.ro- : Area Director 'Jestinghcuse PCS 83C1 Scenic Hwy. Pensacola, FL. 325Cv Dear ?r. Smeietoys: On 3/7/89. the Occupational Sarety and Health Administration (OSHAJ received a notice of health hazards at vour worksite at 8301 Scenic Hwy., Pensacola, FL. 3250u. The specific nature of the alleged hazards is as follows: 1. Employees were exposed to asbestos materials while reiroving ''wedges" from an electrical generator. 29 CFR *9*0.100* :c>. 2. Employees were not provided personal protective equipment such as respirators, coveralls while removing -wedges'* where asbestos was present. 29 CFR 1910.1001 (g) 4 (hJ. Ue have not determined whether the hazards, as alleged, exist at your workplace: and we do not intend to conduct an inspection at this time. However, since allegations cf violations have been made, you ere requested to investigate the alleged conditions and make any necessary corrections or modifications.. Within ter. days of your receipt cf this letter, please advise me ir. 'writing of the results of your investigation. Please provide any supporting documentation cf your findings. including any applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs which you believe would be helpful, as well as a description of any corrective action you have taken or are In the process of taking, including photographs of the cor rected condition. The complainant involved has been advised of this preliminary response to the complaint of hazards and has been furnished a copy of this letter. Section U(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 provides that "No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint ... or because of the exercise by such enployee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this Act." This letter is not a citation or a notification of proposed penalty which, according to the OSH Act, may be issued only after an inspection or in vestigation of the workplace. If we do not receive a response from you within ten calendar days or less indicating that appropriate action has been taken or that no hazard exists and why, an inspection nay be con ducted. ,'i ...vv-- <. *1 --A <7s Please note, however, that CSKA selects fcr inspection a random sample of cases where we have received letters in which employers have indicated satisfactory corrective action. This policy has been established to ensure that employers have actually taken the action asserted in their letters. Finally. ar.y action taken by yog in this matter will not automatically remove your workplace from the possibility of an unannounced inspection by duly authorized representatives of CSKA in accordance with routine schedul ing procedures currently in effect. In addition to its function of inspecting workplaces, the OSHA Area Office has been expanded to become a full service resource center, offering a wide range of safety and health related services in response to the needs of the working public, both employers and employees. These services include train ing and education, consultation, voluntary compliance programs end assis tance in correcting hazards. Your State offers OSHA consultation services, without charge, to assist you in resolving any occupational safety or health issue which you may face. To request the services, call or write your State consultation project at the following address: Bureau of Industrial Safety and Health 255*. Executive Center Circle. V. Suite 20u, Lafayette Building Tallahassee, Florida 323S9 90U-USS-30UU . You are requested to post a copy of this letter and your response to it where it will be readily accessible for review by all of your employees. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact the Area Ofrice at the address in the letterhead. Your personal support and inter est in the safety and health cf your employees is appreciated. Respectfully, '"N ^ <s^ r.__ "t Area Director :slg