OSHA Inspection: FRIGID FLUID COMPANY

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290129112931591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.    1) An employee was required to use a Survivair valueair plus half mask dual strap respirator with Survivair multi-contaminant cartridge with P100 filters during lead pouring operations.     2) An employee was required to use a 6200 3M half mask dual respirator with 3M multi acid gas/organic vapor cartridges 6006 during formaldehyde mixing and bottle filling operations.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290129112931591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were fit tested prior to the initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight fitting facepiece respirator were fit tested prior to the initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    1) An employee was required to use a Survivair valueair plus half mask dual strap respirator with Survivair multi-contaminant cartridge with P100 filters during lead pouring operations.    2) An employee was required to use a 6200 3M half mask dual respirator with 3M multi acid gas/organic vapor cartridges 6006 during formaldehyde mixing and bottle filling operations.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290129112931591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii).    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not ensure training that is comprehensive, understandable, and recurs annually, and more often as necessary, was provided to employees who are required to use respirators.     1) An employee was required to use a Survivair valueair plus half mask dual strap respirator with Survivair multi-contaminant cartridge with P100 filters during lead pouring operations.    2) An employee was required to use a 6200 3M half mask dual respirator with 3M multi acid gas/organic vapor cartridges 6006 during formaldehyde mixing and bottle filling operations.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition. An employee who was required to use a Survivair valueair plus half mask dual strap respirator with Survivair multi-contaminant cartridge with P100 filters during lead pouring operations did not have his respirator in a clean and sanitary condition. A lead wipe sample taken inside the facepiece of the employee's respirator indicated concentrations of approximately 270 micrograms of lead.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not conduct an initial determination to measure employee airborne exposure to lead for the employee working in the production department, conducting lead pouring operations.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(c)(2):  Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL):    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not ensure the employee working in the bottling department, was not exposed to airborne formaldehyde concentrations above the STEL. The employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded two parts formaldehyde per million parts of air (2 ppm) as a 15-minute STEL. The air monitoring conducted on September 4, 2012 indicated an exposure to formaldehyde of 2.67 parts per million (ppm) during one 15-minute sampling for a STEL.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(f)(1):  Engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to formaldehyde at or below the time weighted average (TWA) and the short term exposure limit (STEL):    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employee working in the bottling department, who was exposed to airborne formaldehyde concentrations above the STEL, was not effectively protected by engineering controls and work practices to reduce and maintain his exposures to airborne formaldehyde concentrations at or below the STEL.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i):  Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not ensure employees of their workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine employee exposure to formaldehyde. Employees were required to conduct mixing and bottling operations with embalming fluid containing a 36% formaldehyde solution in the bottling department.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(e)(1):  The employer did not post at all entrances and accessways of established regulated areas with warning signs bearing the following information:    DANGER  FORMALDEHYDE   IRRITANT AND POTENTIAL CANCER HAZARD  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL  ONLY    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not post at all entrances of the bottling department, warning signs. The employee working in that location was exposed to formaldehyde concentrations above the short term exposure limit (STEL).

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Jan 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(h)(1) - The employer did not select protective clothing and equipment based upon the form of formaldehyde that would be encountered, the conditions of use, and the hazard to be prevented:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employee working in the bottling department, who was exposed to formaldehyde concentrations above the short term exposure limit (STEL), was not required to wear a face shield, chemical resistant apron or goggles while conducting formaldehyde mixing and bottling filling operations. The employee was not wearing a face shield, goggles or chemical resistant apron while mixing and filling bottles.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(l)(1)(i):  The employer did not institute medical surveillance programs for all employees exposed to formaldehyde at concentrations at or exceeding the action level or exceeding the short term exposure limit (STEL):    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employee working in the bottling department, who was exposed to formaldehyde concentrations above the STEL while conducting mixing and bottling filling operations of embalming fluid containing formaldehyde was not included in a medical surveillance program.

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,435 Reduced

Hazardous substances 129012911293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(2):  The employer did not provide appropriate information and training at least annually for all employees exposed to formaldehyde concentrations at or above the action level or the short term exposure limit (STEL):    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employee working in the bottling department, who was exposed to formaldehyde concentrations above the STEL while conducting embalming fluid containing formaldehyde mixing and bottling filling operations was not trained annually with appropriate information regarding formaldehyde hazards, as required by paragraph (h).

Issued

Nov 20, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $215 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

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 this regulation:    a) Frigid Fluid Company - The employer did not ensure the employee working in the production department, conducting lead pouring operations were informed of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.