HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: STRATEGIC MATERIALS
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of STRATEGIC MATERIALS in 825 WEST LOOP SOUTH BUILDING C, HOUSTON, TX 77054 (NAICS 327215). OSHA activity number 336013388.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- STRATEGIC MATERIALS
- Site address
- 825 WEST LOOP SOUTH BUILDING C
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77054
- Mailing
- 825 WEST LOOP SOUTH BUILDING C, HOUSTON, TX 77054
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327215
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In a workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use: At the glass processing facility in Building C, located at 825 South Loop West in Houston, TX, the employer did not implement a site specific respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $6000
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced
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: At the glass processing facility in Building C, located at 825 South Loop West in Houston, TX, the employer (Strategic Materials, Inc.) did not provide medical evaluations to employees prior to requiring them to use N95 dust filtering masks for respiratory protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $30,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
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 hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer could not identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH: At the glass processing facility in Building C, located at 825 South Loop West in Houston, TX, the employer did not perform an evaluation to estimate employee exposure to respiratory hazards in the manufacturing area of Building C.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (R) $30000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 336013388.
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