OSHA Inspection: ERNEST R. SMITH COMPANY

Issued

1990-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $640.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which
were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees working at the Armco
worksite who were exposed to heat stress conditions:
While employees performed water blasting cleaning in the exhauster buil-
ding, heat stress measurements exceeded the natural wet bulb-globe temp-
erature index (WBGT) for heavy work in hot environments recommended by
NIOSH, OSHA, and the Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents adopted
by the ACGIH for 1986. Feasible abatement methods, that the employer had
not instituted, include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) a
heat acclimatization policy, (2) work-rest regimens on all hot jobs,
(3) pre-employment and periodic examinations to determine employee fit-
ness for hot work locations, (4) informing and training of employees in
safety and health procedures with respect to hot work locations and in
recognition and treatment of heat disorders, (5) initial and periodic
measurements of hot work locations to define the employee's heat expos-
ure, (6) shields, covers or personal protective clothing to protect emp-
loyees from heat, (7) engineering controls to reduce the heat load in
hot work locations, and (8) the active replenishment of lost body fluids
through the encouragement of the employees to drink extra liquids by the
use of cool potable liquids located conveniently in the work area, which
would include the use of cups that tends to result in larger volumes of
liquids being ingested.

Issued

1990-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $560.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $640.00 · Current $340.00 Reduced

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $640.00 · Current $640.00

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $640.00 · Current $640.00

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $640.00

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1280.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-16 00:00:00

Issued

1990-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-09-16 00:00:00