OSHA Inspection: SNOW-BELT INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Facility:  (a). The Machine Operator at deburring machine #1 was exposed to noise at 94.2% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour time weighted average of 80 dBA) or the equivalent sound level of approximately 89.4 dBA during a 324 minutes sampling period on 11/15/12: exposure calculation includes a zero increment for the 156 minutes not sampled.     (b). The Machine Operator at deburing machine #2 was exposed to noise at 87.2% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour time weighted average of 80 dBA) or the equivalent sound level of approximately 89.0 dBA during a 286 minutes sampling period on 11/15/12: exposure calculation includes a zero increment for the 194 minutes not sampled.      (c). The Machine Operator at the deburring machine #4 was exposed to noise at 89.4% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour time weighted average of 80 dBA) or the equivalent sound level of approximately 89.4 dBA during a 324 minutes sampling period on 11/15/12: exposure calculation includes a zero increment for the 156 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 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:    Facility: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for the employees that are required to wear 95N half mask respirators.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Facility: The employer has not provided medical evaluations for the employees that are required to wear 95 N half mask respirators.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):   Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Facility: Facility: The employees were required to wear 3M half mask respirators without being fit tested prior to use.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 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 describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Facility: The employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program.       Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Facility: The employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to Cleaner 20-2 containing Sodium Hydroxide were inadequately trained on the safety and health hazards.       Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).