OSHA Inspection: CASA VALDEZ, INC.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on or about January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop and implement a written respirator program prior to employees being exposed to flour extract.  NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:     a) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer required the use of respirators before evaluating worksite hazards.    NOTE: Abatement certification NOT required for this item.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 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) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on or about January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation of employees prior to requiring the use of respirators.    NOTE: Abatement Certification IS required for this item.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   (a) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on or about January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not fit test employees prior to requiring them to use respirators.   NOTE: Abatement certification IS required for these items.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:   (a) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training to employees who were mixing flour extract and required to use respirators.  NOTE Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c):  Employees were exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated, listed in Table Z-3, in excess of 15 mg/m3 as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration:     a) Compactor/Flour Mixing Room: on or about January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) exposure to flour extract was determined to be 21.6 mg/m3.     NOTE : Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):      a) Compactor/Flour Mixing room: on or about January 14, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the eight-hour time weight average (TWA) exposure to flour extract was determined to be 21.6 mg/m3 (Reference Citation 1 Item 2a).     NOTE : Abatement certification IS required for this item.       Step 1:  Effective respiratory 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 permissible exposure limits.  This includes setting up and maintaining an effective respiratory protection program that includes, but is not limited to, medical evaluation, fit testing and training.  Step 1 will be completed in five (5) working days of receipt of this citation.         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 exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:   a.  The evaluation of engineering/administrative control options   b.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design   c.  Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures    d.  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of control.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.     Step 2:  completed in fifteen (15) working days of receipt of this citation.     Step 3: thirty (30) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. This time period may be lengthened or shortened by the Area Director.