Contractor penalized for failing to remove lead-based paint
OSHA has fined a painting contractor $106,800 for failing to protect employees removing lead-based paint from an apartment project in Pittsburgh. Mike McGarry and Sons Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, was cited for 12 alleged willful, serious and other-than-serious violations of workplace safety and health regulations following an OSHA inspection at the Heinz Loft Apartment project that began in February.
The willful citations, which account for $96,000 of the proposed penalty, concern the employer's failure to conduct a proper exposure assessment, lack of hand-washing facility and a change area for lead contaminated clothing, and not providing biological monitoring for employees exposed to lead.