OSHA has inspected Tyco Simplexgrinnell once in Michigan.
The inspection began on Jun 9, 2016 after a complaint, in Romulus.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,500 and still stand at $3,500.
Asbestos in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.1101.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Tyco Simplexgrinnell averages $3,500 (1 cited inspection).
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1)(i)
(k) Communication of hazards—(1) Hazard communication. (i) This section applies to the communication of information concerning asbestos hazards in construction activities to facilitate compliance with this standard. Most asbestos-related construction activities involve previously installed building materials. Building owners often are the only and/or best sources of information concerning them. Therefore, they, along with employers of potentially exposed employees, are assigned specific information conveying and retention duties under this section. Installed Asbestos Containing Building Material. Employers and building owners shall identify TSI and sprayed or troweled on surfacing materials in buildings as asbestos-containing, unless they determine in compliance with paragraph (k)(5) of this section that the material is not asbestos-containing. Asphalt and vinyl flooring material install
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i)
(i) Before work in areas containing ACM and PACM is begun; employers shall identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM, and/or PACM therein pursuant to paragraph (k)(1)(i) of this section.
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(ii)
(ii) Before work under this standard is performed employers of employees who will perform such work shall inform the following persons of the location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM present in the area and the precautions to be taken to insure that airborne asbestos is confined to the area.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
