OSHA Inspection: HARBOR MANUFACTURING, INC

Issued

Mar 15, 2012

Abate by

Apr 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.        a. An employee in the press area was exposed to continuous noise at 80% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 88.4 dBA for the 398 minute sampling time on February 2, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 82 minutes not sampled.     b. An employee in the press area was exposed to continuous noise at 66% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 87 dBA for the 394 minute sampling time on February 2, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 86 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Mar 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    a. On or about November 29, 2011, in the work area, the employees were required to work with chemicals such as, but not limited to, welding fumes (iron oxide, manganese).  The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.

Issued

Mar 15, 2012

Abate by

Apr 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals intheir work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trainedabout is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability,carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety datasheets.   a. On or about November 29, 2011, in the work area, the employees were not trained in the hazards associated with chemicals such as, but not limited to, welding fumes and trimethanolamine.