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FILE NAME: Calaveras (CALV) DATE: 1977 Aug 23 DOC#: CALV007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Government Inspection Report with Citation department of industriai relations DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFl . CERTIFIED RRR 599331 fTO: C a la v e ra s A sb e sto s,. Ltd . A tten tio n Mr. Ken A to r, S afe ty Director Post O ffic e Box 127 Copperopolis, C a lifo r n ia 95228 1. of -JJ BPARTMENT OFlNOUSTRrAL RELATION'S :DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MINING & TUNNELING SECTION m a rk et STREET, 3rd FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA >110] ADDITIONAL CITATION T 3. Page. 1 .o f. Type of alleged violation(s); G e n e r a l ________________ 5` Citation Number_____8 S* An Inspection or investigation of a place of employment located . P a c i f i c A s E c s to s ; 6 M. j o . o f Copperopol is C a la v e r a s County_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--w--a--s--c-o--n--d-u--c--t-e-d---b-y----------- George D. . D--e--n--t-o--n----------------------.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- on 8 /2 3 1<37 7 T h is citation is being issued in accordance with California Labor Code Section 6317 for alleged violations as shown below that were found during that inspection. (L C refers to California Labor Code; C A C refers to California Administrative Code.) _____________________________ Item B. standard, order, No. raellgeugleadtiloynvoior lcaotedde Description of alleged violation 10. Date by which alleged vlolaiion must be corrected 8 CAC 5208(b) Asbestos Dust Control During the p lan t survey on August 23, 2*1, 1977 a dust survey was conducted by G. Denton an d 'S. Rhyu The laboratory analysts o f these samples In d icate th at dust in the breathing zone o f the Ore Prep p lan t operator and crusher operator exceeds the threshold lim it values fo r asbestos dust. These employees were wearing respiratory equipment o f f and on a t the time o f th is survey; however, respirator equipment is not permitted as a sub s t it u t e for environmental con trols, 2 -1 5 -7 8 TTT Signature f f e c t ! v e means to control this dust by exhaust v e n tila tio n or other equivalent means was not in sta lle d to control asbestos dust In the breathin; zones o f employees w ithin TLV. In the interim the follow ing sh all be complied with: Safety Engineer I T Signature, Name ___5__;___A_. Alexann dd er_______ Senior Safety Engineer (Continued) 1 F30=77~ Date of Issuance Cltation(s) or a copy thereof must be prominently posted upon receipt by the'employer at or near the location of each alleged violation until the unsafe condition is corrected or for three working days, w hichever is longer. V io la tio n s of the provisions of the California Labor Code or of safety and health standards, orders or regulations promulgated under the Labor Code may result in a c iv il penalty imposed on the employer and may result in some Instances in a prosecution fa r a misdemeanor. If a monetary penalty is a ss e ss e d , the employer will be notified promptly. T he employer h as fifteen working days after receipt of the above citation within which to notify in writ ing the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, 1006- 4 t h Street. Sacramento, C A 95814, of his intention to contest any alleged violation or abatement period. The above citation will become a final order of the A ppeals Board not subject to review or appeal unless contested by the employer, an employee or employee' s repre sentative. Failure to abate the unsafe condition within the time specified may result inan additional proposed pen a lty of up to $1,000 being a s s e s s e d for each day beyond the abatement period the unsafe condition is not abated. . An employee or h is re p re -u L itiv e may contest in writing to the California Occupational Safety and Health Ap p eals Board the' reasonableness ai the abatement period within fifteen working days from the date of issuan ce of the citation. Forms for use by an employee or the'employer in presenting appeals tothe Board are available from D istrict O ffic e s . D iv isio n of industrial Safety.________________________________ ; ___________________________________________ ___ 13` Region--?.. oiRtrlp.t 9 Ident. N o .0 " ** !*? ....C A L /O SH A 1 R ep . N o. H " 60 CAL/OSHA 2-A Rev. April 197* I I AGRICULTURE AN. SERVICES AGfcKCT d e p a r t m e n t OP INDUSTRIAL RELATION DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY (CALAVERAS ASBESTOS, LTD.) 7 . .I.tem . No- Standard, rule, I. order, or regulation allegedly violated ** P9r 2 _ oC - 2 _ CITATION * " Alleoed *t- violation (Continued) * Citation Number______ _____________ Description of alleged violation "57" Data by which alleged violate nust be corrects a) A complete dust cleanup o f thearea on a regu lar basis. i) A ll dust leaks and equipment repairs s h a ll be maintained to minimize the dust, c) Employees sh a ll wear approved resp iratory equipment ' a t a l l times when exposed to the dust, d) A monthly progress report s h a ll be submitted to the divisio'n. .. * 2 !3 . REGION 9 DISTRICT D-8152 IDENTIFICATION NO. H-6O CALA3SHA REPORT NO. - 1978 FISCAL YR CAL/C6HA Z Rev. Junoary 1