OSHA Inspection: HOWARD-HAGINS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Sep 10, 2010

Abate by

Sep 15, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to hazards associated with working in a hot
environment:
a)facility - where the employer did not develop a heat stress management
program for employees
who were exposed to a heat index of 102 degrees Fahrenheit, to help them
recognize and avoid
heat stress related illnesses; and hazards associated with working in a
hot environment.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct
this hazard is to develop a heat stress
management program to include elements such as the following:
a)Engineering controls.
b)Work practices.
c)Acclimatization
d)Personal protective equipment
e)Employee education and training.
f)Worker monitoring program
Reference: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
Threshold Limit Values & Biological
Exposure Indices, 2004. pp.168 - 176.68