OSHA Inspection: BEI ELECTRONICS, LLC

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a)  There were no specific lock out procedures developed for machines such as the PVA 2000 conformal coat sprayers, the solder paste stencil machines, the wave solder machines and the pick and place machines.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii):     Devices other than lockout devices and tagout devices were used for controlling energy:  (a)   The person performing machine maintenance used a red non-conforming tag placed on the computer screen instead of attaching a lock for equipment such as the solder paste stenciler.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):     Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:     (a)   The person performing machine repair had not been trained regarding the lock out policy and the use of locks to control energy sources.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B):     Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  (a)   Production employees in the plant had not been trained regarding the lock out policy and the use of locks to control energy sources.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):     Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  (a)   At the conformal coat spray machine the employee did not lock out the power when he replaced the foil at the bottom.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by moving spray head:  (a)    In the conformal coat area at the PVA 2000 machines the interlocks on the two front doors of both machines were disabled by the key control at the front of the machine.      (b)   At the DEK 265 solder paste stencil machine the interlock on the cover was broken.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a)   Employees working with chemicals such as leaded and lead-free solder, flux, Conformal coat and Humiseal had not been trained on the health and physical hazards of those materials.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:  (a)   Between the two PVA 2000 conformal coat machines the computer cord lay across the aisle.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(a):     The conductors and/or equipment required or permitted by this subpart were not approved:  (a)   Behind the PVA 2000 conformal coat machine there was one relocatable power tap (power strip) plugged into another relocatable power tap in conflict with the UL approval.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A):     For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening whwere they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  (a)   In the assembly area the 208 volt single phase circuit breaker panel mounted on the column was blocked by the 4 drawer lateral file in front of it.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi):     Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded:  (a)   At the hand soldering area the fan on the bench top had a metal grille and was not grounded.      (b)  At the wave solder machine the floor standing fan was all metal construction and was not grounded.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i):     Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:  (a) In the circuit board assembly area the flexible cord entered the built-in power strip on the bench and the rubber grommet had been pushed out of the opening and the flexible cord was not protected from abrasion.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a)   Mounted on the column in the AOI area on SMT line 1 the outlet box had a missing knockout.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1020(g)(1)(i):     Upon first entering into employment, and/or at least annually thereafter, the employer did not inform current employees of the existence, location, and availability of any records covered by 29 CFR 1910.1020:    (a)   There had been no annual notification to employees of the availability of records and the employees' rights to access those records.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Apr 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(1)(ii):     Full shift (for at least seven -7 continuous hours) personal samples for lead were not collected including at least one sample for each shift for each job classification in each work area:  (a)   There had been no air monitoring done to determine employee exposure to lead during tasks such as soldering and de-drossing the wave solder machine.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Feb 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i):     Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  (a)   There had been no training done for employees performing tasks such as soldering, stencilling and de-drossing the wave solder machine.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B):     The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation for 29 CFR 1910.1030(g), Communication of Hazards to Employees:  (a)  In the BEI Electronics written blood borne pathogens policy there was no discussion of how training of the members of the First Responders team would be accomplished.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv):     The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated when necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure:    (a)   In the BEI Electronics written blood borne pathogens policy there had been no review conducted at least annually.

Issued

Jan 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B):     The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:  (a)     The members of the BEI First Responders team had their most recent bloodborne pathogens training 18 months prior to the inspection.