OSHA Inspection: STAINLESS TANK & EQUIPMENT

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(7):   Dust was permitted to accumulate on the floor or on ledges outside of an abrasive-blasting enclosure, and dust spills were not cleaned up promptly.    Blasting agent was allowed to accumulate outside of the blast booth on the floor indicating a poor seal on the door of the blast booth.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i):   Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals.     Supplied air respirators used in the blast booth were not stored to prevent contamination of respirators.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of total dust (respirable fractiopn) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of 5.0 mg/m3 (milligrams per cubic meter) as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) concentration:    A blast booth operator was exposed to total dust (respirable fraction) at an 8 hour time weighted average of 290.06 mg/m3, approximately 58 times the limit of 5.0 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent irritation of the eyes, skin, throat, and upper respiratory system.  The sample was collected on April 10, 2012 during a 357 minute sampling period; exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 123 minutes not sampled.    Abatement documentation required per 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):  Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure.     A blast booth operator was exposed to total dust (respirable fraction) at an 8 hour time weighted average of 290.06 mg/m3, approximately 58 times the limit of 5.0 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent irritation of the eyes, skin, throat, and upper respiratory system.  The sample was collected on April 10, 2012 during a 357 minute sampling period; exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 123 minutes not sampled.    Abatement will normally be multi-step as follows:      STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used and a respiratory protection program shall be developed and implemented for exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.   Abatement date: ___________________      STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as references in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation.      1.  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;   2.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;   3.  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and   4.  Testing and acceptable or m0dification/redesign of controls.      All proposed control measure shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.      Thirty (30) day progress report is required during the abatement period.        STEP 2 abatement date is ____________________________      STEP 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.      STEP 3 abatement date is ____________________________

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):     The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants.    The employer did not perform initial air monitoring to determine employee exposure to total dust (particulates not otherwise regulated) and total dust respirable fraction.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1):   The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200:    Employees who perform welding and grinding on stainless steel were not trained on the health hazards associated with exposure to hexavalent chromium (chrome VI).    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i):     The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area:    Employer did not ensure that employees were trained to perform bump tests on the BW Technologies GasAlertMax multi gas meter prior to each use.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).