OSHA Inspection: SIBEX ELECTRONICS DIVISION

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6930.00 · Current $3465.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d):     Flammable or combustible liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    a. Production area - on or about 11/1/12, an employee was exposed to a fire/ explosion hazard, in that, an appropriate safety can was not provided for dispensing flammable liquids into the wave solder machine fluxer.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii):     Class I liquids were  dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container electrically interconnected:    a. Production area - on or about 11/1/12, an employee was exposed to a fire/ explosion hazard, in that, the 5 gallon metal container was not bonded when dispensing flammable liquids into the wave solder machine fluxer.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2475.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c):     The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    a. Production area - a written respiratory protection program was not developed where employees were required to wear respirators. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2970.00 · Current $1485.00 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:    a. Production area - employees required to wear respirators during solder de-drossing were not provided with medical evaluations. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2475.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):     The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    a. Production area - employees required to wear a respirator during de-drossing were not fit tested. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2970.00 · Current $1485.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k):     The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training annually and/or more often if necessary:    a. Production area - employees required to wear respirators during solder de-drossing were not trained on the proper use, care, maintenance and storage of respirators. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2475.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1):     Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    a. Production area- an employee conducting lead solder de-drossing was exposed to 2.3631 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of inorganic lead over a 58 minute sampling period. While operating the wave solder machine there was no lead detected over a 335 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 87 minutes. This is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 0.2855 mg/m3, which represents 571% of the OSHA-PEL of 0.05 mg/m3.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i):     For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead :    a. Production area - Engineering controls were not implemented during lead solder de-drossing operations where the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 mg/m3 was exceeded. The 8-hour TWA exposure was 0.2855 mg/m3. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2475.00 Reduced

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. Production area - initial air monitoring was not conducted for employees exposed to lead during activities such as, but not limited to, solder de-drossing, lead wave solder operation, and lead wave machine major maintenance. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i):     The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    a. Production area - a written compliance program was not developed for employees exposed to lead during activities such as, but not limited to, solder de-drossing, lead wave solder operation, and lead wave machine major maintenance. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2475.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i):     The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (j)(1)(i):    a. Production area- biological monitoring for blood lead and zpp were not made available to employees exposed above the OSHA-PEL. Employees conducting lead solder dedrossing were exposed to 2.3631 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of inorganic lead over a 58 minute sampling period. While operating the wave solder there was no lead detected over a 335 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 87 minutes. This is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 0.2855 mg/m3, which represents 571% of the OSHA-PEL of 0.05 mg/m3. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1):     All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    a. Break room - a wipe sample of the surface on top of the refrigerator where lunch containers were stored measured 30.05 micrograms (ug). Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.

Issued

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i):     Warning signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded:    a. Production area- warning signs were not provided where de-drossing of lead solder occurred. Violation observed on or about 11/14/12.