OSHA Inspection: EXCELLIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Apr 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Establishment    A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented for employees required to wear filtering facepiece respirators or half face cartridge type respirators when mixing ingredients for products.    Violation occurred on or about 9/11/12.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Apr 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Establishment    Employees that chose to wear half face cartridge type respirators when mixing/blending were not first provided medical evaluations.    Violation occurred on or about 9/11/12.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Apr 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:    a) Establishment    A written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for employees using hazardous substances including, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol used in cleaning, furosemide and folic acid used in products and nitric and hydrochloric acids used in the laboratory.    Violation occurred on or about 9/11/12.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Apr 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Establishment    Manufacturing employees were not provided training on hazardous substances including, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, furosemide and folic acid.    Violation occurred on or about 9/11/12.