OSHA Inspection: GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,550 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  a) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  Employees were required to wear respiratory protection (3M 9000 HWR) when welding on stainless steel and many respirators were missing parts and/or modified thereby voiding their NIOSH approval, on or about 03/14/2013.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Aug 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $3,825 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average:   a) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  An employee, welder at the setup table, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 9.13 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.8 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 451 minutes on March 11, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Aug 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit:   a) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  An employee, welder at the setup table, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 9.13 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.8 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 451 minutes on March 11, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not implement feasible engineering controls and/or work practice controls to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED  GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICABLE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:  - Utilize local exhaust ventilation to control welding fume.  - Utilize downdraft tables to control welding fume.  - Relocate the supplied air ventilation unit from the wall and install it in the ceiling over the rear frame assembly area to dilute the welding fume before it reaches employee's breathing zones.    Abatement Schedule:  Step 1.  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided to 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.  Step 2.  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures 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:  (1)  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; (2)  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; (3)  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; (4)  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  45-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.  Step 3.  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 1  00/00/00 Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 2  00/00/00 Date by which violation must be abated:  Step 3  00/00/00

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,550 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not make medical surveillance available for all employees who were or could be occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year:   a) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  An employee, welder at the setup table, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 9.13 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.8 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 451 minutes on March 11, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not make medical surveillance available to all employees who were or could be exposed over the Action Level for hexavalent chromium.   b) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  An employee, welder at the finish table, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 2.77 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.1 times the Action Level of 2.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 440 minutes on March 11, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not make medical surveillance available to the employee.   c) Great Dane, Rear Frame Assembly Area:  An employee, welder at the finish table, was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 4.01 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.6 times the Action Level of 2.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Sampling was performed for 450 minutes on March 11, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.  The employer did not make medical surveillance available to the employee.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED