OSHA Inspection: EHF CORP. DBA ECCO HIGH FREQUENCY CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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 the employee
in that employees were
exposed to a radio frequency radiation shock and burn hazard:
A)  For the employee who performed the spark gap brazing operation and who
was found to be
exposed to root mean square (rms) Radios Frequency (RF) body current in
excess of the
recommended safe level as set forth in IEEE-C 95.1-1991 - IEEE Standard
for Safety Levels
with respect to Human Exposure to Radio. Frequency electromagnetic fields,
3 kHz to 300 GHz.
On 5/20/94 levels in excess of 999 milliamps (mA) (as averaged over any
one (1) second) were
found for one (1) brazer as measured through one (1) foot during these
brazing operations.  The
maximum permissible exposure for controlled environments as stated in
IEEE-C95.1 - 1991
Table 1, Part B Induced and Contact Radio Frequency Currents is 100 mA of
current through
each foot for the .1 - 100 mHz frequency range.
Violation observed on 5/20/94
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is:
a)Effectively isolate the worker from the coil of the machine by distance
to a safe
demarcated areas.
b)Increase the manpower who perform the job so that one employee can
set-up and one
employee could operate the foot treadle remotely thereby decreasing
exposure.
c)Have the operators stand/and or sit on plywood insulators on the floor
thereby reducing
the induced current to ground.
d)Train employees about the radio frequency radiation hazard to insure
that
safe work
practices and procedures are utilized.

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Aug 18, 1994

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 24, 1994

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 21, 1994

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 21, 1994

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 21, 1994

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 24, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Aug 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 24, 1994

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $8,000 Reduced

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jun 21, 1994

Issued

Jun 16, 1994

Abate by

Jul 19, 1994

Issued

Mar 1, 1994

Abate by

Mar 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 1994

Abate by

Mar 19, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $400 Reduced