OSHA Inspection: CONNECTICUT SCRAP, L.L.C.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:  SHREDDER AREA: On or about August 8, 2013, the employer had not implemented engineering or administrative controls for operations that expose employees to excessive noise.    One employee responsible for monitoring the Ferrous Belt sorting station was exposed to continuous noise at levels greater than 90 dBA or a dose greater than 100%.  Personal sampling was conducted on August 8, 2013 for 8 hours.  The dose measured for the employee was 150.5% with equivalent decibels of 92.9 dBA.  The dosimeter was paused when the employee left the site for lunch and thus no zero exposure is assumed.    Abatement Note:  Feasible abatement includes, but is not limited to, rotating assignments such that no employee spends a full shift working on the Ferrous Belt.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:   SHREDDING AREA:  On or about August 8, 2013 the employer had not developed or implemented a written hearing conservation program.   Four employees who are responsible for monitoring the various sorting stations around the shredder were exposed to continuous noise at levels greater than 85 dBA or a dose greater than 50%.  An exposure assessment for each of these employyes was performed by conducting personal sampling on August 8, 2013 for 8 hours.  The doses measured for the employees were 95%, 105.7%, 109%, and 159% with equivalent decibels of 89.6 dBA, 90.3 dBA, 93.3 dBA, and 93.3 dBA.  Dosimeters were paused for employees who left the site for lunch and thus no zero exposure is assumed.     An effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) shall consist of the following:  Section (c): The employer shall develop and implement a hearing conservation program.  Section (d): The employer shall develop and implement a monitoring program.  Section (e): The employer shall notify each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels of the results of the monitoring.  Section (f): The employer shall provide affected employees or their representatives with an opportunity to observe any noise measurements conducted pursuant to this section.  Section (g):  The employer shall establish an audiometric testing program.  Section (h):  The employer shall implement the audiometric testing requirements.  Section (i):   The employer shall provide hearing protectors and require use based on this section requirements.  Section (j):   The employer shall evaluate the hearing protectors attenuation.  Section (k):   The employer shall establish an employee training program.  Section (1):  The employer shall provide employee access to information and training materials.  Section (m):  The employer shall develop and maintain a recordkeeping program.  Section (n):  Appendices  Section (o):  Exemptions