OSHA Inspection: PACKERS SANITATION SERVICES INC.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1):  When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    (a) Packers Sanitation Services Inc. at 800 North 8th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before 12/4/12, when employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, the employer did not utilize feasible administrative or engineering controls.  Noise monitoring conducted on 2/14/12, found the employee working in the upper sales cooler was exposed to noise at a dose of 219%.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of noise induced hearing loss.    (b) Packers Sanitation Services Inc. at 800 North 8th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before 12/4/12, when employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, the employer did not utilize feasible administrative or engineering controls.  Noise monitoring conducted on 2/14/12, found the employee working in the offal area was exposed to noise at a dose of 216%.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of noise induced hearing loss.    Abatement Note:  Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to:    A reduction in employee noise exposure would be considered significant if a three to five decibel noise level decrease is achieved (CPL 2-2.35A).    1) Replace the copper pipe used to air dry the upper sales cooler with a Silvent 407 L  air nozzle, or similar product.  Estimated cost for a new air nozzle $348 (from Silvent).             2) Replace the current portable industrial fans used in the offal area with Global Industrial 24 tilt blowers.  Estimated cost for new blowers $149 each (from Global Equipement Company).    Abatement Note:  Abatement of this item will normally be multi-step as follows:    STEP 1: Effective hearing protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.    STEP 1 ABATEMENT DATE (15 DAYS): Corrected during inspection    STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to industrial noise.  The plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which should be consistent with the dates required by this citation:    1)	Evaluation of the extent and location of the hazard source(s);  2)	Evaluation of control measure options;  3)	Selection of optimum control measures;  4)	Determination of control measure design;  5)	Ordering and delivery of equipment;  6)	Installation of control measures;  7)	Training of employees in proper orientation and maintenance of newly implemented control measures; and   8)	Assurance of the effective performance of control measures.    All proposed control measures shall be evaluated for each particular use by a competent Industrial Hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Thirty (30) day progress reports are required during the abatement period.  The progress report must identify the action taken to achieve abatement and the date the action was taken.                    STEP 2 ABATEMENT DATE (30 DAYS):     STEP 3:  Abatement will be completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls and upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.                    STEP 3 ABATEMENT DATE (60 DAYS):

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    (a) Packers Sanitation Services Inc. at 800 North 8th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before 12/4/12, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels at least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram.  Employees have not received an annual audiogram since their last audiogram was given in September 2010.  This condition exposes employees to the hazard of noise induced hearing loss.

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): Where mobile test vans were used to meet the audiometric testing obligation, the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within 1 year of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level:    (a) Packers Sanitation Services Inc. at 800 North 8th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631: On and before 12/4/12, the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within 1 year of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level.  This condition exposes employees to the hazard of noise induced hearing loss.