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Postal service loses OSHA appeal over asbestos hazards at Oregon facility - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Postal service loses OSHA appeal over asbestos hazards at Oregon facility by Louise Esola Asbestos & Environmental , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Apr 20, 2026 The U.S. Postal Service failed to overturn Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations alleging asbestos-related safety violations at its Kenton Station facility in Portland, Oregon, with an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirming four violations and assessing $22,460 in penalties. In the decision, issued March 16 but made public Monday, an administrative law upheld two repeat-serious violations and two other-than-serious violations tied to asbestos training, housekeeping and hazard communication requirements at the facility, which was inspected after a complaint about possible asbestos exposure. The judge found USPS failed to ensure custodial employees received required annual asbestos awareness training while working in areas containing asbestos-containing material. He also found the agency failed to keep surfaces as free as practicable of asbestos-containing waste, debris and dust, citing evidence that the building’s floors were worn, dull and insufficiently maintained. The ruling said a sample taken near the women’s restroom contained 13% chrysotile asbestos, supporting OSHA’s claim that asbestos-containing debris was present at the site. The judge concluded employees, particularly custodians responsible for sweeping, mopping and vacuuming, were exposed to asbestos-related hazards. Judge Augustine also affirmed two hazard communication violations, finding USPS did not maintain a hazardous chemical list at the facility that included asbestos and did not keep a safety data sheet for asbestos readily accessible to employees. However, he reduced both items from repeat to other-than-serious violations, finding OSHA had not shown the prior citations involved substantially similar hazards. The judge assessed penalties of $7,260 for the asbestos training violation, $13,200 for the housekeeping violation, $1,500 for the hazardous chemical list violation and $500 for the safety data-sheet violation. 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