A Jamestown N.Y. company has been fined $237,000 for willfully exposing temporary workers to asbestos.
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According to Occupational Health & Safety Online, Blackstone Business Enterprises Inc. of Jamestown, N.Y., has been cited by OSHA for 18 alleged willful and serious violations of OSHA standards for failing to protect contract employees against asbestos hazards.
The company faces $273,000 in proposed fines for failing to provide adequate safeguards for temporary employees who were hired to remove asbestos-containing insulation from the plant.
Exposure to asbestos can lead to severe medical complications including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare but very aggressive cancer that afflicts the lining of the lungs, heart and stomach. It’s only proven cause is asbestos exposure.
OSHA said that Blackstone did not perform air monitoring to determine the level of asbestos exposure. They also did not provide workers with respirators, protective clothing, or asbestos training.
The company was also issued 14 serious citations for failing to determine the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos-containing material; establish a regulated work area; properly clean and dispose of asbestos-containing material and contaminated clothing; inform employees and tenants of the asbestos removal; label asbestos-containing insulation and trash bags; and have the work overseen by a competent person.
OSHA issues serious citations when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from hazards about which the employer knew or should have known.