OSHA Inspection: NEWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
employment or a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards
that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that employees who
were exposed to the hazard of inhalation of respirable silica dust, which
can lead to fibrotic lung
disease (silicosis), were not provided an effective medical monitoring
program:
a) for employees working as sand machine operators in the foundry.  On
September 22,
1999 the sand machine operator was exposed to 144of the Permissible
Exposure Limit for
respirable silica dust during a 471 minute sampling period; and,
b) for employees working as bobcat operators in the foundry.  On September
22, 1999
the bobcat operator was exposed to 79of the Permissible Exposure Limit
for respirable silica
dust during a 476 minute sampling period.
ABATEMENT ASSISTANCE NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to require all workers exposed to silica levels greater than or
equal to 50of the
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) to receive the following: 1. A baseline
chest x-ray and
pulmonary function test. 2. Follow-up chest x-ray and pulmonary function
test every 3-5 years.
3. Chest x-ray upon employment termination. 4.Baseline tuberculosis skin
testing using the
Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) protocol. 5.Annual retesting using the
PPD protocol.
6.Appropriate medical follow-up.
The chest x-ray should be a chest roentgenogram (Posteroanterior 14" x 17"
or 14" x 14")
classified according to the 1971 ILO International Classification of
Radiographs or
Pneumoconiosis and by a Class "B" reader. The medical follow-up program
should include the
following procedures: 1.With a positive chest x-ray (1/0 or greater) the
worker shall be placed
in mandatory respiratory protection, or if already wearing a respirator,
the program should be
re-evaluated to assure proper fit and that other elements of 29 CFR
1910.134 are being met. The
worker should be referred to a physician in lung diseases for a medical
evaluation and medical
monitoring as warranted by the examining physician. 2.All medical test
results will be discussed
with the worker by the physician. DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Jan 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $975 · Current $975

Hazardous substances 2040913525871290

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Dec 3, 1999

Hazardous substances 20401290

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Nov 24, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Dec 15, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

Hazardous substances 901091352587

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Dec 15, 1999