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RRP and OSHA Requirements; What's Wrong With This Picture?

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RRP and OSHA Requirements; What's Wrong With This Picture?

The picture below was published in a small Massachusetts news service.   I am purposely leaving out the name of the news service and this contractor.  There was no story with the picture, only a caption that gave this person's name, business name and discussed that he was "removing layers of paint from an 1800s historic house on Main Street in preparation for a fresh coat of paint".  The picture was e-mailed around between several association leaders and employees of OSHA as well as the MA Department of Occupational Safety.  The guy in the picture probably thought he had stumbled upon some free advertising....

 

There are a whole host of OSHA violations and RRP violations in this picture.  I am throwing it out there so you can use the comment section below to tell us what you see.   I am betting together we can find at least 30 seperate violations.  

 

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1. Prohibited practice- sander without HEPA exhaust control. 
2. No Protective clothing or proper respirator 
3. No Dust control/containment 
4. Kneeling on top of Stepladder
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:33 AM by Will Stanton
Basic RRP Prohibited Practices 
 
 
 
1. Can't tell if he has containment down - picture does not show 
 
 
 
2. Sander is not shielded or HEPA assisted 
 
Personal Protective equipment lacking - Under EPA it is not required but recommended  
 
Under OSHA depends on if he is an individual or has employees 
 
 
 
I'll leave the rest of OSH violations to others - not my area
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:41 AM by Gene
soon we will have to completely tent the entire home,evacuate the owners, and wear space suits, or go out of business, let the banks, have the homes,let the towns take control and take our homes away from us, start shooting contractors,exile them from earth, dont try to preserve our american dream, but still do the procedures right,, stop poisioning the earth, of, lead, carbon manoxide, trash burning,dumping,I am willing to bet thy was set up purposely to see what would happen, it was staged, how could anybody be so stupid, and the contractor should be taken out of service,
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:34 AM by James Raymond
Just like the moniker above. This fool is definitely "tettering on the edge". Nice ladder!  
 
 
 
The only thing "contained" in this photo will be this guy in a body bag sometime down the road.  
 
 
 
Very funny comeback by Mr. Raymond 
 
 
 
Personally walked into a project built around 1965 this past week. Dust everywhere. Sledgehammers wailing away. Contractor did not give a hoot about lead or dust in general.  
 
 
 
My firm is in RRP compliance. Just hope the time and money spent was not in vain!
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 12:53 PM by Teetering On The Edge
Hey I'm not funny I'M "Pathetic, I had an inspector come to my hone OSHA tellinm me my "harrassing neighbor called and said i was preformomgextensive construction, This is my home,NL LEAD PAINT "0", and i invited him in, he would not , asked if i was in violation, and i would bring suit to OSHA on hear say, then i could recite the rules and regs to him, Me knowing more than he did, and me having read everything ther is to know about Lead paint and being a professional contractor for 48 years, wish i could teach, or be come an inspector, the man on the ladder, STILL shame on him, his kids were probably riding their big wheels in the driveway, I can not almost wait till i see more stupid things, Jim Raymond NBPT MA.
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 1:12 PM by James Raymond
i love going to work every day thinking i am going to get suid vote obama thanks america
Posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:05 PM by paul kilrow
If this guy is a home owner working on his own home, he has every right to do stupid things, do harm to himself and no rules to follow. So the only violation I see is Air pollution!
Posted @ Monday, October 04, 2010 6:15 AM by Tony Calistro
Tony, the guy was working for compensation. The news service that took the picture included his business name when they published the picture
Posted @ Monday, October 04, 2010 7:20 AM by Shawn McCadden
Try pulling the forms from the Certified Renovator study guide, then reporduce them on your own. Add to that what is costs for the Renovate right pamphlets from the Feds. Add your time and costs up and $100 may seem to be a bargain if in fact you choose to be in compliance with the law.  
 
 
 
Horse pucky or not Hoody, this remains a law until if and when it gets modified or eliminated.  
 
Don't assume they are going to start adding lead back to gasoline anytime soon do ya think???  
 
 
 
In any case the $100 stimulates the economy right?
Posted @ Saturday, October 23, 2010 4:49 PM by Teetering On The Edge
Good Evening to all that are still trying to stay in business, Hey Question! How can I send in a Photo of a job going on, and "Whats Wrong With this Picture" extreme paint scraping, and on very windy days very little protection to surroundings, and non compliance, this you must see, please get back to me, and the rest of us are worried of fines, maybe its all in who you know, this is on one of the busiest streets in ( Town ) homes within 25' 50 ' hhhmmmm  
 
for now J R
Posted @ Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:33 PM by James Raymond
JR, Here is some info I found on LinkedIn that might help you with turning in violators: 
 
How to report an RRP violation  
 
In the Northeast (US EPA Region 1), go to 
< http://www.epa.gov/ne/enforcement/leadpaint/reportviolations.html > 
 
In the Southwest (US EPA Region 9), go to 
< http://www.epa.gov/region9/toxic/lead/tips-complaints.html > 
 
As of October 2010 Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North  
Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin administer their own  
RRP programs that operate in lieu of the EPA regulations and can be  
contacted by going to 
< http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm#authorized > 
 
For the remainder of the country, tips about RRP violations should be  
submitted to US EPA by going to 
< http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html > 
 
Additional lead-based paint contacts can be found by doing a zipcode  
search at 
http://www.leadfreekids.org/  
 
The info above was posted to LinkedIN by Mark Knick, I have added it here with his permission. 
Posted @ Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:00 AM by Shawn McCadden
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